2010s / Action / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published July 8, 2018 · Last modified July 10, 2018
In the year 2045, orphaned teenage Columbus, Ohio resident Wade Watts (Sheridan, X-Men Apocalypse) lives, like seemingly everyone else around not working in the upper echelons of a corporation, in squalor (called ‘The Stacks”, which...
2010s / Action / Comedy / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published February 12, 2016 · Last modified August 12, 2019
Interesting how fresh it all feels when there isn’t much about Deadpool that is truly unique. We’ve already had a vulgar R-rated superhero film in Kick-Ass. We’ve had the snarky, irreverent attitude in Guardians of the Galaxy. We’ve...
2010s / Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published November 7, 2014 · Last modified January 5, 2019
Like most superhero projects that are put up on the big screen, Disney’s Big Hero 6 has its origins from the world of comic books, though this take is very loosely adapted from its inception in...
2010s / Action / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published June 27, 2014 · Last modified August 13, 2018
It’s becoming more difficult by this fourth entry in the Transformers series to criticize it when it delivers exactly what its fans expect, namely, incessant explosions, sparkly bits, gratuitous cheesecake, and a plot and dialogue written...
2010s / Action / Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published June 14, 2014 · Last modified January 18, 2019
In what will likely go down as my personal pick for the most disappointing film of 2014, given my lofty expectations going in, How to Train Your Dragon 2 takes just about every character I grew...
2010s / Action / Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published June 1, 2014 · Last modified January 18, 2019
Jay Baruchel (Fanboys, Knocked Up) voices the protagonist, Hiccup, a young Viking living in a tiny village called Berk. Berk’s inhabitants have little to live for except to fend off countless attacks by a wide...
2000s / Horror / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published January 27, 2008 · Last modified May 26, 2019
Cloverfield‘s premise isn’t dissimilar to The Blair Witch Project in that it is a mock home video taken of a terrifying event shot by one of the eyewitnesses. The opening written blurbs indicate that the...
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.
