2000s / Action / Adventure / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published September 17, 2003 · Last modified May 2, 2019
To the best of my recollection, there just hasn’t been a good pirate movie made in my lifetime, so it should be easy to guess that expectations were certainly low going into seeing Pirates of...
2000s / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published April 23, 2001 · Last modified March 10, 2019
With the exception of in-jokes taking jabs at family film industry leader Disney and their former monopoly in the animation industry, Shrek is a straight-forward, hip adventure. At the same time, while it may be derivative,...
by Vincent Leo · Published January 17, 1999 · Last modified February 7, 2019
The Mask of Zorro is a throwback to the golden days of action cinema, when the swashbuckler reigned supreme. Tales of sword-fighting bandits, of lavish costumes and sets, high-flying stunt-pieces, and romance galore. This is...
1990s / Comedy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published January 9, 1999 · Last modified February 21, 2019
The son of a small toy store owner (Smith) wants to make his father (Dunn) a profit while he’s away so he decides to stock some new toys early. These new toys are action figures which...
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.
