An atypical underdog story, The King’s Speech is a well executed piece through and through, featuring very fine performances, good character touches and wit in the script (David Seidler, Tucker), Tom Hooper’s (The Damned United,“John Adams”) consummate direction,...
2000s / Adventure / Comedy / Family
by Vincent Leo · Published December 18, 2004 · Last modified November 18, 2019
As someone who has read (well, “audio-booked”) the first three entries into the Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler) series, “A Series of Unfortunate Events”, I could easily start this review by complaining about the...
Director and co-writer Edward Zwick returns back to the thematic territory of his most acclaimed film, Glory, with another rousing adventure full of stirring drama and stunning battle sequences. It’s reminiscent of several other acclaimed films,...
Chalk this up as another in Vince’s seemingly never-ending list of guilty pleasures. I suppose it should be said that a great deal of why I give Rock Star as good a review as I...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.
