Batman Forever (1995)
It’s not that the Batman series has run out of ideas by this point, it’s just that the makers of Batman Forever have no idea where to look for inspiration. Tim Burton gives up the directorial reins to...
1990s / Action / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published December 30, 2003 · Last modified May 2, 2019
It’s not that the Batman series has run out of ideas by this point, it’s just that the makers of Batman Forever have no idea where to look for inspiration. Tim Burton gives up the directorial reins to...
The Farrelly brothers’first film seems to be their least eccentric, and that’s saying quite a bit. Dumb & Dumber is the kind of comedy you watch, not because you want to see a good movie,...
Bruce Almighty is an attempt by Jim Carrey to marry the comedies that made him a star with the more high-concept films he has made since becoming a more serious actor. From the old school...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 5, 1999 · Last modified February 14, 2019
Truman Burbank (Carrey, Liar Liar) lives in an idyllic town, with a loving wife, good job and neighbors that love him. Yet, he feels that there must be more than just the life in his small...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 17, 1999 · Last modified February 14, 2019
One reason that Liar Liar is a difficult film to review lies in the simple reason that a funny-bone lies in the arm (or is that mind?) of the beholder. For comedy audiences and critics alike,...
Jim Carrey (Dumb & Dumber, Batman Forever) stars as bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss, a nice guy, but also, a total loser. One day, Stanley stumbles across a strange wooden mask which turns out to have...
by Vincent Leo · Published October 14, 1996 · Last modified December 26, 2018
Ah, yes. The old Strangers on a Train formula. Unassuming good guy gets mixed up with a well-meaning but clinging psychotic who invades every aspect of his life and when told to go away determines to...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.