Reviews by doudouce55

Claire (Linney) and Stewart (Byrne) are wife and husband in this wanna-be-thriller drama. Stewart and his friends go on a fishing trip, during which they discover the body of a dead woman. Cell phones not finding a signal, what can they do but wait until returning home to make their statements at the police station. Claire is the last to find out about their discovery. Her faith in her relationship is shaken, causing her marriage to soon be on the brink.

Though perhaps more realistic than most "thrillers", this movie is still annoying to watch because of its slow development.
The photography wasn't that good, it looked bland and uninteresting. Really disappointing, considering this movie was shot in Australia and some sites offered great views!
Also lacking was the development of many issues covered in the movie. A little tension/suspense among the children is not explored further enough. A hint of tragedy is there, but lacks that 'je ne sais quoi'.
Thankfully the cast saved the movie with great performances. Linney however looks pretty much depressing in most movies, so that got to my nerves. Byrne however is, as always, wonderful to watch.

Despite all this, it wasn't all that bad, and remains a good drama.

Nicholas Powell (Chatwin) is a high school student. Quite unhappy with his life, he lives at home with his mother (Marcia Gay Harden). Through a series of unfortunate misunderstandings, thanks to his friend Peter (Marquette), Nick is killed by Annie (Levieva). Nick's invisible soul will have to get in contact with Annie, to help with the police investigation and to correct her mistake.

Badly written. Too many flaws in the script. (Without spoiling much, it's always hard... but "bad girl" gets shot and a few minutes later, she's doing her errands as if she weren't shot at all?!?! Pllleeease!) And there was not enough depth, nor character development, for any of the roles presented here.

The direction wasn't all that bad. Chatwin and Lieviva have a lot of potential. The entire cast gave decent performances.

The previews I had seen for this had made me understood something else, which soon enough in the film, proved that the promotions and trailers were false and bad advertisement. Yes, it is a thriller, but what I mean is the story in the movie didn't turn out to be exactly as it was seen (or understood to be) in the trailers. Confusing.

It's not that bad for a thriller, but I didn't get thrills and chills. Perhaps it's also because the story's development and ending turned out to be predictable. Perhaps too much.

I wouldn't watch it again. Not any time soon any way.

Raised by upper-class parents (Herrmann and Baranski), Richard Clayton (Livingston) is an author writing books on anger management and soon to marry Ellen (Neve Campbell). Unfortunately, his brother Mitchell tells him on a night he's had one too many, that he, Richard, was adopted! So Richard decides to find his real parents, who turn out to be obnoxious trailer-park clowns (De Vito and Bates). But no matter who you are or where you are from, you can't change your (real) parents, and you certainly can't choose them... or can you?

I honestly always have a hard time with comedies in general, but American comedies are in my opinion some of the worst ever. This movie isn't the worst ever, but it's not the best either. It certainly has its moments, and its funny lines; however it has a lot of cliches and way too many predictable references to hicks.

Still enjoyable for the actors' performances. A great cast. And all in all, it's not all *that* bad.

If you like silly goofy comedies, then this is for you.

Charlotte Cory (Connie Nielsen) is on Death Row for having kidnapped and killed a child. But did she? No body was ever found... After she develops a friendship with Frank Nitzche (Aidan Quinn), he decides to find the truth, with a little help from her attorney (Kelly Preston).

While I found the story and the ending slightly predictable, the actors and the director were quite good. I always enjoy Quinn's performances, and found him to be "ok" here, as I didn't see any depth to his falling in love with the convict. Preston also didn't have any emotional depth in her performance, she's done better acting in my opinion. Nielsen on the other hand is quite convincing in her role.

All in all, this is a much better film than I expected. A good dramatic murder mystery.

Elliot (Nick Nolte) disappears and warns of a danger, which soon enough seems to be linked to possible attacks on the US soil. (Today this "danger" is known as September 11.) A friend of Elliot's (Juliette Binoche), Elliot's estranged daughter and his wife's son do their best to avoid an odd assassin (John Turturro), and do as they are told in order to come to a final meeting with Elliot, who eventually tell them what is going on and why he is being chased.

The story was promising, although certainly very unoriginal. Unfortunately the movie is boring, way too slow, and the dialogue is one of the worst ever. Very bad script with ridiculous characters.
The actors look like they're reading parts, not playing any roles. Turturro's character was a joke. A poet assassin??? Give me a break.
The director is obviously a dilettante and his out-of-focus shots really got on my nerves.
And this is a thriller??? I think not. It's not even a comedy, or a drama. It's truly a third-rate crappy motion picture, that shouldn't have been made.

On imdb, some people mentioned that this was similar to Pulp Fiction. Seriously, I fail to see the resemblance. In any area.

It's too bad I didn't bother researching the movie before renting it, I certainly would have stayed far away from it, but the dvd cover and resume made it look interesting - it wasn't in the least bit!

My opinion: Don't bother either in time nor money with this piece of crap.

Joanna Stayton (Goldie Hawn) is a rich lady who has everything she wants and needs. She is in need of a carpenter (Dean Profitt, played by Kurt Russell) to build a shoe rack in a closet, within 48 hours. But Joanna isn't happy with the result and she refuses to pay Dean for his work.
Later during the night, Joanna falls overboard her yacht. Recovering in the hospital, she realizes she doesn't know who she is. Dean takes advantage of the situation and takes her in, telling her she's his wife and has 4 boys. It's pay back time!

I loved the performances of Hawn and Russell. Since they are married in real life, it was fun to finally see a movie with both playing husband and wife.
Also nice performances from Edward Herrmann (Joanna's husband Grant), Katherine Helmond (Joanna's mother) and Mike Hagerty (Dean's best friend).

The music is very 80s, and it was quite appropriate for the movie.

This film is a little outdated and a little cliched, but the comedy is still there, and thorougly enjoyable. Funny scenes and lines all through the motion picture.

Everyone should enjoy it.

Early 1970s. Clifford Irving (Richard Gere) has an idea for a book, but his publishers at McGraw-Hill suddenly refuse it. He then promises to deliver them with "the" book of the century: the autobiography of Howard Hughes. Except Irving... has never met the man!
With the help of his friend Dick Suskind (Alfred Molina), Cliff comes up with credible lies, thus leading his publishers to accept his manuscript. Will they ever figure out that it is all a hoax?

Gere and Molina pull off wonderful performances. Hope Davis, the publicist contact, and Marcia Gay Hayden, Cliff's wife, are both excellent. Well-cast, and well-directed.

The script is a little thin since the plot is predictable (and at times repetitive), even without knowing absolutely nothing of these "actual events" on which the movie is based.

Appropriate soundtrack, and great cinematography that really shows the 1970s.

An enjoyable drama.

Wally, a struggling playwright, has fallen back on acting. He is narrating his story all through the movie. He is on his way to meet an acquaintance he hasn't seen in years, Andre, a former actor and director, who has left theater. The entire movie takes place while the two men are having dinner, and discuss a variety of subjects.

The film is outdated and certainly doesn't have the impact it received in 1981, the year of its release in theaters.

You love it or hate it. The dialogue is either interesting and fascinating, or boring and pointless.
You will decide within 15 minutes of watching.

"Band of Brothers", an HBO mini-series, follows the Easy Company from their training in England, through D-Day. Its members also go through the rest of France, Holland, Germany and Austria.
Ten episodes make up the mini-series, and each starts with commentaries from the original troopers.

Excellent cast. Even David Schwimmer, an unlikable character right from the start, demonstrated his ability to act tough in this role.
Extremely well directed. Scenes are vivid and quite realistic.
Superb art direction and cinematography.

Although I found some episodes quite lengthy, this is *the* series I highly recommend to anyone, on the subject of World War II. (And I usually don't like war movies/series!)

Tim Kearney (Paul Walker) is a loser serving sentences in jail. A DEA agent (Laurence Fishburne) offers him a way out: Tim must impersonate recently deceased drug dealer, Bobby Z (Jason Lewis). In order for this plan to work, Tim has to learn everything about Bobby Z, from his favorite color to his many women. But is the real Bobby Z dead? Is Tim able to pull this off?

From the beginning of the movie, this was a crappy movie. Paul Walker it seems has a gift for playing in such films, despite the fact that he has potential to play roles other than smart-a****.
Jason Lewis has few scenes, and in my opinion, they should have been deleted! His Bobby Z is a legend, but he really looks like an ape-like idiot, and he can't act either.

Badly directed, badly written and badly acted by everyone. Even by Joaquim de Almeida, whom I usually enjoy in any film!

The film does have a lot of action though and has some funny moments.

Not worth spending or wasting my time a second time.