Tagged: Robert Towne

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2000s / Action / Thriller

Mission: Impossible II (2000)

Rather than calling this basically in-name-only sequel to the successful De Palma directed outing of 1996 Mission: Impossible, they really should have just called it John Woo XI. This basically is just a continuation of the...

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1990s / Action / Thriller

Mission: Impossible (1996)

Although the theme song, self-destruct message, and spy capers are certainly derived from the television show, those who’ve watched the long-running series regularly in the 1960s or in reruns should note that this big...

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1990s / Action / Drama / Sports

Days of Thunder (1990)

Racing footage = good, drama = bad. This is about as short as the review of Days of Thunder needs to be, in this very disappointing misfire from the crew that brought you Top Gun, producer Jerry...

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2000s / Action / Thriller

The Recruit (2003)

Listing most of the reasons why I feel The Recruit to be just mediocre fare might employ spoilers, so some gripes I have will have to be left unsaid. Of course, the two stars of the...

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1990s / Drama / Thriller

The Firm (1993)

An ambitious young lawyer (Cruise, A Few Good Men) joins a close-knit firm of lawyers who offer him more money than he ever imagined and a seemingly idyllic life in the suburbs. Problem is that this...