ARLINGTON ROAD is an extremely farfetched thriller that delivers loads of tension but little logic. If all it took to be a great thriller were edge-of-your-seat theatrics, ARLINGTON ROAD would be a sure-classic, as the impressively taut...
An out-of-work amateur bowler (Bridges) gets mistaken for a wealthy business man due to having the same last name and becomes embroiled in a quagmire of trouble when the rich Lebowski’s daughter gets kidnapped and...
by Vincent Leo · Published January 3, 1998 · Last modified January 14, 2019
White Squall is based on a true story of a ship school set in 1960 led by Captain Christopher “Skipper” Sheldon (Bridges, The Fabulous Baker Boys) who, along with his wife (Goodall, Schindler’s List), leads a group...
1980s / Adventure / Romance / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published July 17, 1997 · Last modified August 25, 2020
In the late 1970s, Columbia Pictures had a multipicture development deal with actor/producer Michael Douglas. In 1980, Douglas bought the script to a sci-fo concept called Starman from Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon and...
1980s / Drama / Romance / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published September 17, 1996 · Last modified January 8, 2020
A down and out football player (Bridges) gets waived by his team, and financial troubles forced him to accept a deal from a powerful bookie (Woods) to find his lost girlfriend (Ward) hiding out somewhere in...
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.
