Movie Reviews by Lee M - Page 121 of 201

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Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Lee M (4,001) on 29 Jan 2011

Brilliant film could watch again and again…

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Review of Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

By Lee M (4,001) on 27 Jan 2011

Typical '80s teen movie still holds relevance today, but a film that really could have been something wonderful, winds up only kind of…

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Review of Something Wild (1986)

By Lee M (4,001) on 27 Jan 2011

This is a predictable romance movie, and I found it really boring. The actors are just okay, but it's not funny or dramatic or anything…

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Review of The Kite Runner (2007)

By Lee M (4,001) on 26 Jan 2011

The Kite Runner is a film that both soars like its kite metaphor on the air currents of good storytelling, and falls to earth when its credibility…

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Review of Tron (1982)

By Lee M (4,001) on 23 Jan 2011

Anyone nostalgic for monochrome computer screens, BASIC or '80s video games should definitely check this out again…

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Review of Jack Goes Boating (2010)

By Lee M (4,001) on 23 Jan 2011

The magnitude of the acting overshadows the modest reach of the material…

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Review of Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)

By Lee M (4,001) on 21 Jan 2011

Stewart is an amazing talent -- that, combined with his effortless charisma, can singlehandedly turn dull material into something almost fun to watch…

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Review of Rivers Wash Over Me (2009)

By Lee M (4,001) on 21 Jan 2011

For all the great potential this film had, it suffered one fatal flaw: Poor direction, always just a beat or two off…

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Review of In the Mouth of Madness (1995)

By Lee M (4,001) on 21 Jan 2011

Such a Carpenter Classic…

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Review of My Life Without Me (2003)

By Lee M (4,001) on 19 Jan 2011

This is a film for people who like to cry, and there's a contrived element that's inherent to the beautiful-death genre…

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Review of Enter the Dragon (1973)

By Lee M (4,001) on 18 Jan 2011

It is a meld of the decade's most pronounced filmic conventions (the long forward zoom; scoring with disco-inspired funk; brief gratuitous…

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Review of Down Terrace (2010)

By Lee M (4,001) on 17 Jan 2011

Any low-budget crime/comedy/dysfuntional family drama that kicks off with a song from Bob and Ron Copper is always going to score points for…

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Review of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

By Lee M (4,001) on 16 Jan 2011

Nothing short of a remarkable achievement…

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Review of Forty Shades of Blue (2005)

By Lee M (4,001) on 16 Jan 2011

Impressively directed, low-key drama that really gets under your skin, thanks to strong performances from its three leads…

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Review of Then She Found Me (2007)

By Lee M (4,001) on 16 Jan 2011

Between a 5/10 and 6/10, what ought to be a bittersweet movie about a woman's momentary unraveling feels like a workout class: Cardio melodrama…

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Review of Happy Ever Afters (2009)

By Lee M (4,001) on 16 Jan 2011

Two Irish wedding receptions colliding in the same hotel isn't a bad idea for a comedy, but Stephen Burke's feature doesn't even clear the…

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Review of Lucky Break (2001)

By Lee M (4,001) on 14 Jan 2011

Between a 5/10 and 6/10, the intent is almost exactly the same as The Full Monty. All that's missing is the spontaneity, originality and delight…

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Review of The Full Monty (1997)

By Lee M (4,001) on 14 Jan 2011

To make an unembarrassing movie about embarrassment is definitely an eye-opening achievement…

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Review of Great Expectations (1998)

By Lee M (4,001) on 12 Jan 2011

Horrible adaptation but the visuals are worth it…

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Review of The Carpetmaker Girl (1953)

By Lee M (4,001) on 11 Jan 2011

This is a textbook case of how to make a so-so movie, out of a good idea with a brilliant first act, by having a failure of nerve…

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