Transporter 2 (2005, Louis Leterrier)
This film is actually dedicated to someone’s memory. Sort of offensive, isn’t it? Dedicating a crappy movie to someone’s memory? Peter Jackson dedicated King Kong to Fay Wray’s memory and there’s...
View ArticleThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003, Stephen Norrington)
There’s no doubt Stephen Norrington’s a lousy director but he’s not atrocious enough someone should retire from acting because he or she had to work with him–and Sean Connery didn’t even get the worst...
View ArticleFrom Hell (2001, Albert and Allen Hughes)
I had no idea Heather Graham was ever a lead in such a high profile project. I knew she was in From Hell, but she’s got a lot to do–and with an Irish accent. I suppose it’s the best performance I’ve...
View ArticleLayer Cake (2004, Matthew Vaughn)
I tried. I really did try. It’s absurd, in a lot of ways, to even give Layer Cake any kind of chance at all. It’s one of these hipster British crime movies. I don’t remember why I thought it might be...
View ArticleSolomon Kane (2009, Michael J. Bassett)
I started Solomon Kane with a decidedly negative opinion of James Purefoy. The first twelve to fifteen minutes did nothing to change my mind. Then something happened. The script stopped being so...
View ArticleX-Men: First Class (2011, Matthew Vaughn)
When the best thing in a 132-minute movie is a thirty-second cameo… it’s not a good sign. X-Men: First Class is self-important dreck. The four credited screenwriters do a bad job with everything except...
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