Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Another light, slight delight from filmmaker Woody Allen, who pens this fictional story about jazz guitarist Emmet Ray (Penn), a genius of an artist, second only to Django Reinhardt in his prowess on the...
Another light, slight delight from filmmaker Woody Allen, who pens this fictional story about jazz guitarist Emmet Ray (Penn), a genius of an artist, second only to Django Reinhardt in his prowess on the...
by Vincent Leo · Published October 27, 2004 · Last modified February 6, 2020
Although times have changed in the dating world since the 1960s, Alfie is still a superfluous remake that feels more like a PSA against promiscuous sex than a full-fledged romantic comedy. It’s been a while...
Hud is a sophisticated adult drama for equally sophisticated adult audiences, and one of several films in the 60s to dissolve polarized western archetypes into complex gray areas. Adapted from the book by Larry...
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. ...
Nick Marshall (Gibson) is an ad exec with aspirations of heading the company division. He is also a misogynist womanizer with not a shred of respect for the opposite gender. When the company realizes that...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 18, 1999 · Last modified March 22, 2019
An Oakland journalist, alcoholic and womanizer (Eastwood), is given the job to write a human interest story about a man who is slated to be executed that evening (Washington). The label on the reporter...
1990s / Action / Comedy / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published January 19, 1998 · Last modified February 3, 2019
City Hunter is an action film based on the popular Japanese comic book of the same name. The plotline centers around a womanizing private investigator named Ryu Saeba (Chan, Police Story 2), who is hired to...
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.