The Perfect Storm (2000)
Based on real events that happened back in 1991, and chronicled in Sebastian Junger’s bestseller, this is a mostly speculative account of what happened on board a fishing vessel in the North Atlantic which...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 30, 2000 · Last modified March 17, 2019
Based on real events that happened back in 1991, and chronicled in Sebastian Junger’s bestseller, this is a mostly speculative account of what happened on board a fishing vessel in the North Atlantic which...
A quartet of American soldiers in the waning days of the Gulf War find a map that leads to a massive stash of Kuwaiti gold held by Saddam Hussein’s forces. Getting the gold proves...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 19, 2000 · Last modified February 19, 2019
Although Boogie Nights isn’t his first film, this is Paul Thomas Anderson’s (Punch-Drunk Love, Magnolia) breakthrough and the first exposure many of us may have to his fine work. As evidenced within the film and also in...
1990s / Action / Comedy / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published October 24, 1998 · Last modified February 4, 2019
A crew of hitmen make the fatal blunder of kidnapping a young Chinese daughter (Chow, Sol Goode) of a wealthy businessman for ransom. One major problem: the girl is their boss’ goddaughter and he wants...
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.