Repressed teenager Janey Glenn (Parker) is newly moved to Chicago with her newly retired military dad, mom, and younger brother, having been enrolled in an all-girls Catholic school, but making a fast friend with...
1980s / Action / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published May 8, 2019 · Last modified May 9, 2019
B-movie maestro Charles Band directs this low-budget sci-fi blending of Blade Runner, The Terminator, James Bond flicks, the John D. MacDonald novel “The Girl, the Gold Watch, and Everything” (which had been adapted into...
1990s / Action / Adventure / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published January 11, 2007 · Last modified January 5, 2019
Incredible sounds and special effects are the big draws in this popular popcorn movie attraction, and it’s a good thing they are worth the price of the viewing, as the in-between banter among the...
A loose interpretation of the Oscar Wilde play, “Lady Windermere’s Fan”, A Good Woman changes the time period to the 1930s and the setting to the Amalfi coast of Italy, as well as incorporating quotes from...
Yet another attempt during the 1970s at a disaster film (although not a purist one), Rollercoaster isn’t the worst of its genre, but it’s quite a sizable distance from being the best. What it has...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 22, 2001 · Last modified March 13, 2019
While finding many scenes of Cast Away to be fascinating, I must say that as a whole I was less than impressed with the end result. Tom Hanks gives an incredibly self-sacrificing performance, and is...
One of the sad aspects of watching a once great director strive to get back to his position of glory is in seeing him aiming for greatness even when the material clearly won’t allow...
Only the terrific performances by the two stars keep this mushy and manipulative “inspirational” tear-jerker together. Pay It Forward has a decent idea: a teacher (Spacey) introduces a different kind of assignment for his social studies...
Nick Marshall (Gibson) is an ad exec with aspirations of heading the company division. He is also a misogynist womanizer with not a shred of respect for the opposite gender. When the company realizes that...
1990s / Comedy / Drama / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published February 5, 1997 · Last modified January 5, 2019
Nominated for seven academy awards (winning two for Best Actor and Actress: Jack Nicholson (Wolf, Hoffa) and Helen Hunt (Twister, Roller Coaster)), As Good As It Gets tells the story about a grumpy writer with idiosyncrasies galore, his...
Reviews from film writer Vince Leo, covering all eras and genres of films from classics to the latest releases.
Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.
