Review: “The Lake House”
A light romantic drama, "The Lake House" is being sold on two things - the re-teaming of Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves which was...
Review: “Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties”
The good news is the "Garfield" sequel is an actual improvement on the first, the bad news - only by a smidgen. Whereas the...
Review: “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift”
Someone once described the "Fast and the Furious" films to me as simply Hollywood indulging in some 'auto-fellatio'. Of course that person didn't realise...
Review: “Nacho Libre”
Successful movie comedians seem to follow an arc of initial obscurity, through mainstream adoration, to eventual dismissal. What leads to that dismissal is...
Review: “An Inconvenient Truth”
An 'almost great' documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth" serves as two things - primarily a fascinating research study into the issue of global warming, and...
Review: “The Omen”
The first time I heard they were remaking "The Omen" I had to ask...'why?'. Having seen the remake, I'm still left with the same...
Review: “The Break-Up”
An interesting but failed attempt to take the well-worn romantic comedy genre and inject some serious realism into it, "The Break-Up" never quite settles...
Review: “X-Men: The Last Stand”
One of the films of this Summer people seem to be approaching with a lot of baggage, I felt kind of an odd man...
Review: “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”
Capping off a trifecta of 'just adequate' three-quels to have hit this month, "At World's End" is the longest, darkest, most surreal and sadly...
Review: “The Da Vinci Code”
A chef is only as good as his ingredients, an expression that aptly applies to the film version of this decade's biggest selling novel...
Review: “Over the Hedge”
Whilst it lacks the scripting and sheer mastery of the Pixar films, "Over the Hedge" manages to come up with a fun and simple...
Review: “Poseidon”
Visually interesting but uninvolving, the remake of "The Poseidon Adventure" is a no frills disaster movie that in some aspects departs from the genre,...
Review: “Mission: Impossible III”
Despite being an improvement on the woeful second entry in the franchise, the third "Mission: Impossible" isn't much better than that John Woo misfire,...
Review: “Silent Hill”
The road of 'video game to movie adaptations' is a long and dirty trail plagued with disasters at every turn. From the so stupid...
Review: “Inside Man”
Whilst it won't go down as one of Spike Lee's more artistic pieces of work, "Inside Man" proves not just a slick and solid...
Review: “Stay Alive”
A low rent "Elm Street" that replaces the idea of dreams with video games, "Stay Alive" is a very generic example of the all...
Review: “V for Vendetta”
It may not be a rallying cry for an insurrection, but "V for Vendetta" does prove to be a gutsy and compelling anti-establishment drama...
Review: “Failure to Launch”
Living up to its title, 'Launch' fails as a movie in general let alone a romantic comedy. Hobbled at the knee right from the...
Review: “The Hills Have Eyes”
A visually striking and at times very intense remake of the early Wes Craven classic, "The Hills Have Eyes" essentially ends up being much...
Review: “Freedomland”
Countless times before we have seen movie adaptations of a novel very rarely live up to the calibre of the source material whether it...
Review: “Date Movie”
"Date Movie" brings up an interesting question about the nature of humour. Well aware that its not clever enough to attempt swipes at popular...
Review: “The Pink Panther”
After surviving numerous delays and reshuffles, "The Pink Panther" finally arrives in theatres though many will probably wish it didn't. Quite frankly this attempt...
Review: “Firewall”
Remember the good old days of the 80's and early 90's when a Harrison Ford film was something to look forward to? When for...
Review: “Final Destination 3”
The weakest entry of the black comedy/horror franchise but only by a slim margin, the third "Final Destination" lacks the mystery/discovery elements of the...
Review: “When A Stranger Calls”
If there's one thing that this remake of the passable 1979 original suspense thriller has shown me, its a glimpse at what the house...
Review: “Big Momma’s House 2”
Playing more like a bad "Mrs. Doubtfire" clone than a sequel to the original lacklustre comedy, the second 'Momma' is a truly insipid affair...
Review: “Nanny McPhee”
A surprisingly adept kiddie film, "Nanny McPhee" may not be a family film winner like Pixar or Aardman Animations can churn out, nevertheless as...
Review: “Underworld Evolution”
The first "Underworld" was a poor man's "Blade", a deadly serious low-moderate budget vampire vs. werewolves movie with a leather bodysuit clad vamp heroine...
Review: “Hostel”
If you can give Eli Roth credit for one thing, its that he's upfront about himself and his interests. A self-promoter to be sure,...
Review: “Bloodrayne”
If there's one thing you can give Uwe Boll credit for, is that he is improving. The cinematic equivalent of genocide that was "House...