Die Hard with stretchmarks.

Kevin James has good charisma and knows how to take a pratfall. I'd probably wouldn't give this a second look but since he's worked on the script and given that his stand-up is very solid, this could be good. Then again, it could just be an endless string of poorly paced gags with an obtuse soundtrack (as a culture can we all please agree to stop playing Bon Jovi?)

Labels: comedy, film, Kevin James, movie trailer

This is a pleasant film. Inspiring and upbeat, this picture about a high school baseball coach who breaks into the major league is a breath of fresh air. Dennis Quaid is perfectly cast in the lead and is helped by a solid script and strong supporting cast. Good comfort cinema is exceedingly rare these days. Rent it and enjoy.

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Labels: Brian Cox, Dennis Quaid, film, movie review, Rachel Griffiths, sports movie

This is a surprisingly poor trailer. It offers no tension, no conflict that draws the audience through the door and it exposes key plot points that would ruin the movie when seen. Throw in the 30 minute run time and you have a terrible, terrible trailer.






Screenwriter: Eric Roth (Munich)
Director: Robert Zemeckis (The Polar Express)
Actors: Tom Hanks (The Terminal), Robin Wright Penn (The Princess Bride), Gary Sinise (Of Mice and Men) and Sally Field (Steel Magnolias)

Labels: film, Gary Sinise, movie trailer, Sally Field, Tom Hanks

Brutal is probably the best word for this film. This is not a flick for the light of heart. It is a harsh, violent look at the brutality visited upon P.O.W.s under the control of the Japanese military during World War II. This is also a brilliant look at worldviews in conflict. The bankrupt Japanese belief in honor and ancestry against the Christian view of redemption and forgiveness.

The performances by Keifer Sutherland, Mark Strong and Robert Carlyle are impressive. The script by Brian Godawa threatens to succumb to it's own somber tones but pulls through in the end. This is a depressing film, probably one of the more depressing ones I've ever seen. If you can handle rough content presented in stark terms then this is a film you should consider. Just don't plan on being too upbeat when you're through with it.

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Labels: Brian Godawa, film, Keifer Sutherland, Mark Strong, movie review, Robert Carlyle

NEWSFLASH: Desperate elderly whore makes movie!

Let me get this straight, the movie is directed by Madonna and written by a guy who's only other credit is taking up a pen to script Dancestar USA 2004?

For all of you independent filmmakers who just can secure financing for your movie, I think it's okay if you begin to cry now.




Screenwriters: Dan Cadan (Guy Ritchie's assistant)
Director: Madonna (Guy Ritchie's mom)
Actors: Eugene Hutz (Everything Is Illuminated), Holly Weston, Vicky McClure and Richard E. Grant (Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties)

Labels: film, Madonna, movie trailer

Screenwriter: Jeb Stuart (Die Hard) and David Twohy (Below)
Director: Andrew Davis (Holes)
Actors: Harrison Ford (Firewall), Tommy Lee Jones (No Country for Old Men), Sela Ward (The Day After Tomorrow) and Julianne Moore (Blindness)

Labels: film, Harrison Ford, Julianne Moore, movie trailer, Tommy Lee Jones