God bless Frank Oz for keeping the American Comedy alive.
Matt Damon is back as Jason Bourne, the amnesiac assassin who becomes less and less interesting the more he learns about himself, in this non-stop actioner that leaves no time to think about its plot contrivances.
The charismatic combination of Matt Damon and Franka Potente and the promising (but underwhelming) direction of Doug Liman don’t save this Robert Ludlum adaptation from feeling like a retread of countless other spy genre efforts. The meandering and sloppy finale only makes it even more ironically forgettable.
Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow truly shine in a romantic tale of love and secrets. Yes, it’s a Hollywood romance, but it’s a darn good one.
Johnny Depp gives a typically strong performance in Ted Demme’s undercooked biopic of 70s drug czar George Jung.
The imagination’s revenge on special effects.
‘The Blair Witch Project’ is an experiment that should have gone horribly awry.
Those who know me well enough would probably say that this movie is right up my alley. Well, they’d be pretty darn right about that.
Action masters Ridley Scott and Jerry Bruckheimer prove that it is possible to extend the opening twenty minutes of “Saving Private Ryan” to two full hours. Now all they have to do is spend some of that time creating characters to care about.
David Mamet is sorely missed in this stagey adaptation of ‘Hospitality Suite’ which squanders the talents of Kevin Spacey.
