The Forbidden Kingdom Review
For their first co-headlining film, Jackie Chan and Jet Li have chosen a rote piece of chop-socky that’s liable to please only their most devoted fans. And even them, not so much.
For their first co-headlining film, Jackie Chan and Jet Li have chosen a rote piece of chop-socky that’s liable to please only their most devoted fans. And even them, not so much.
Annoying people find the way to happiness with the help of an overgrown adolescent. It sounds familiar because it is.
Al Pacino is a noted serial-killer-profiler who must find his own murderer before it is too late in this ghastly overdose of red herring.
George Clooney’s goofy ode to the origins of professional football is nothing short of an old-fashioned screwball comedy. And a pretty good one at that.
Two sets of half-brothers have a deep hatred for each other and when it finally boils over, the dominoes begin to fall.
Well-meaning attempt to call attention to the wildly unfair practice of sending troops back to war after their tour of duty is over is told with broad, obvious brushstrokes. Still, it’s good that it was told at all.
An MIT professor secretively trains his best students in blackjack before taking them to Las Vegas to win big bucks in this entertaining and mostly fact-based tale.
A mostly elderly police band of musicians is lost in Israel, forcing them to interact with the locals and the result is a very understated but rewarding adventure.
Hsiao-hsien Hou’s incredibly earnest attempt to recreate the magic of “The Red Balloon” falls short. Was any other outcome possible?
Tone-deaf would-be comedy about three high school wimps who hire Owen Wilson as their bodyguard. If this sounds familiar it’s because there’s nothing new here.
| ★★★★★ | Perfection |
| ★★★★☆ | Outstanding |
| ★★★☆★☆ | Excellent |
| ★★★☆☆ | Very good |
| ★★☆★☆☆ | Good |
| ★★☆☆☆ | OK |
| ★☆★☆☆☆ | Pretty Bad |
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Poor |
| ☆★☆☆☆☆ | Blech! |
| No Stars | Fail! |