The Da Vinci Code Review
Rote and ironically accurate adaptation of a book for which accuracy is but a passing concern.
Rote and ironically accurate adaptation of a book for which accuracy is but a passing concern.
Forgettable, water-logged remake of the 1972 disaster classic.
Writer-Director Paul Greengrass tells the heroic story of the passenger revolt on Flight 93 and he tells it about as well as one could imagine.
The director takes an incredibly sympathetic character and takes so long to make his point that our sympathy for him slowly evaporates.
Instead of King Kong vs. Godzilla we have Cruise vs. Hoffman. If it was a talent contest Hoffman would squash him, but Cruise ain’t losing to anyone in make believe land.
Frightfully dull possessed teen film based, it would seem, on the events surrounding Tennessee’s Bell Witch.
Writer-director Doug Atchison proves it’s still possible to take the heartwarming, against-all-odds family film genre and hit it out of the park.
J.J. Abrams injects some life into this flagging franchise and – for two action-soaked hours – makes you forget that you think Tom Cruise is crazy.
Nicole Holofcener wrote and directed this lukewarm film starring three pretty fair actresses and Ms. Aniston.
Writer-director Paul Greengrass’ reenactment of the events on board United Airlines flight 93 is a somber, at times moving, first foray into 9/11 films.
| ★★★★★ | Perfection |
| ★★★★☆ | Outstanding |
| ★★★☆★☆ | Excellent |
| ★★★☆☆ | Very good |
| ★★☆★☆☆ | Good |
| ★★☆☆☆ | OK |
| ★☆★☆☆☆ | Pretty Bad |
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Poor |
| ☆★☆☆☆☆ | Blech! |
| No Stars | Fail! |