Minions (2015)
Minions proves that a flavorful and well-used spice can turn a good meal to great, but that doesn’t mean it would make for a good main course. The Minions of the title refer to the...
Minions proves that a flavorful and well-used spice can turn a good meal to great, but that doesn’t mean it would make for a good main course. The Minions of the title refer to the...
2010s / Action / Comedy / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published July 1, 2013 · Last modified July 9, 2018
Bridesmaids director Paul Feig returns for another female-centric raunchy comedy and, for the most part, manages to strike gold yet again, at least in terms of generating requisite memorably funny moments. If you want an...
by Vincent Leo · Published April 7, 2013 · Last modified December 27, 2018
The simple, one-sentence plot: Keanu Reeves (Point Break, A Walk in the Clouds) plays LAPD SWAT officer Jack Traven, who is desperately trying to thwart a madman’s plans to explode a city bus with a bomb...
Action / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published August 22, 2008 · Last modified January 28, 2019
Demolition Man starts off in Los Angeles’s near future of 1996, where crime has run rampant. It takes someone ruthless to catch ruthless criminals, and that man is super-cop John Spartan (Stallone, Rocky V), whose take-no-prisoners...
With its large cast and interweaving storylines of tragedy, the comparisons to Magnolia are probably warranted, although Paul Haggis’ Crash doesn’t come close to capturing the inspiration and artistic heights of the film it emulates. Still, the...
Call it a guilty pleasure if you must, but I do find Miss Congeniality to be one of Sandra Bullock’s most entertaining comedies, despite all of the things going against it. It is a ridiculous idea...
Love Potion No. 9 is notable for being the first romantic comedy in quite a career full of them for Sandra Bullock, although this particular one came and went without much notice. Written and...
Lots of independent filmmakers have taken to the “mockumentary” route for making their movies, mostly because they are relatively inexpensive, utilizing real-life locales and situations, as well as employing a good deal of improvisation...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 22, 2002 · Last modified November 12, 2019
Two Weeks Notice is a romantic comedy cut in half. As a comedy, it is quite funny, much more so than the other notable genre flick, Maid in Manhattan, and also has stars with much more appeal. ...
Director Jon Turteltaub has had a nice career for himself making sweet-natured films with heart, and While You Were Sleeping is a prime example. Of course, it’s hard to go wrong with Sandra Bullock in a...
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.