Mini-Review: Personally, did not find it as gripping as some others apparently did. Christian Bale and Heath Ledger redeemed this film, although the character of Harvey Dent was a disappointment....
Mini-Review: A decent romance. It was very cool to see Hollywood's take on ghosts and the paranormal. Typical Hollywood ending...
Mini-Review: Tom Cruise was a poor choice for this role. The film was also hampered by the viewer's awareness that the plot would not succeed. Despite this fact, the film made the assassination plot seem far more successful than reality...
Mini-Review: This film was just amazing. The realism was impressive, the acting was top-notch, and the overall atmosphere was extremely impressive for a film...
Mini-Review: Extremely powerful and emotion-driven. Dominated by blood and gore, driven forward by shock value. This is not a movie for the faint of heart, and one could argue as to its realism.
Mini-Review: Not an entirely realistic portrayal of human trafficking--in that few fathers ever have the resources or the balls to take on organized crime alone, Taken was a good performance by Liam Neeson, with all the action and drama of a Hollywood flick.
Mini-Review: Powerful acting. The movie had everything that a western should have. In addition, the characters were dynamic and realistic....showing both the frailties and strengths of the human spirit.
Mini-Review: Matthew McConaughey puts in a decent performance in this sports film. Overall, the film was OK, although not as powerful as Remember the Titans.
Mini-Review: Nicholas cage puts in an OK performance. Some events were extremely unrealistic....although gave the director a chance to show off the CGI effects. The ending had pseudo-religious overtones, which redeemed the movie by and large...
Mini-Review: A story set in WW1, an era largely untouched by Hollywood. There were some criticism of historical inaccuracy. The tendency of Hollywood to introduce a romantic subplot into every film nearly destroyed this one...