What the makers of modern, Hollywood versions of Godzilla fail to realize is that audiences don’t enjoy the character’s movies because of the visual effects, the massive destruction, or the rational explanations of the...
by Vincent Leo · Published October 11, 2014 · Last modified December 16, 2019
Hotshot defense attorney from Chicago, Hank Palmer (Downey Jr.), returns to his small-town Indiana roots when he attends the funeral of his recently passed mother, leaving a high-profile case and a messy divorce in...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 12, 2012 · Last modified February 12, 2021
Ryan Reynolds plays rookie CIA agent Matt Weston, reluctantly stuck in a dreary, boring assignment looking after an empty safe house in Cape Town, South Africa. When his locale is used as the interrogation...
2010s / Action / Mystery / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published April 7, 2011 · Last modified July 10, 2018
Oh, how to relate the plot? Jake Gyllenhaal (Prince of Persia, Jarhead) stars as Air Force Captain Colter Stevens, a U.S. pilot in the War in Afghanistan who finds himself inhabiting the body of a...
Remaking a time-honored classic film seems like a useless task, as part of the reason why the original is considered classic is due to the ability to endure over time and speak to different...
Autumn in New York tells the story of a playboy named Will (Gere), approaching 50 and taking a fancy to a much younger woman, Charlotte (Ryder), despite feeling that their age difference will make...
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.
