Meet the Parents (2000)
Jay Roach, director of the Austin Powers films, takes another stab at a non-Austin comedy (Mystery Alaska was the first), achieving likable but uneven results. This one casts Ben Stiller as a male nurse named Greg Focker...
Jay Roach, director of the Austin Powers films, takes another stab at a non-Austin comedy (Mystery Alaska was the first), achieving likable but uneven results. This one casts Ben Stiller as a male nurse named Greg Focker...
Chon Wang (Chan) — which not so coincidentally sounds like John Wayne — is an Imperial Guard in China, sworn to protect the Emperor and his family. Princess Pei Pei (Liu) is kidnapped and Chon joins...
A 15-year-old student (Schwartzman) at a preppy private school is a gifted young man but gets lousy grades, as he has decided to become involved in every club and activity you can imagine. A rich...
A terrific start of sorts for most of the people involved creatively in this quirky but extremely fun tale. Director Wes Anderson, who later went on to gain more respect with Rushmore, seems to have...
1990s / Action / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published August 31, 1998 · Last modified February 20, 2019
The plot: An asteroid the size of Texas is hurtling towards Earth, which will surely result in the termination of all life on the planet. The high-ups in NASA devise a plan to split...
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...
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.