After catching
Snitch, and the beginning of this movie, I thought it might be a bit of another well meaning movie, but it's just contrived action/adventure.
Labels: 3 stars
I like to give Tim Allen credit, for making funny, family friendly movies, but this is pretty bad, whether you like super-heroes or not. The few good lines are swamped by mediocrity.
Labels: 3 stars
Chris Tucker did this movie the same year he did the Fifth Element, and it shows.
Too bad it was this movie.
Labels: 3 stars
A pretty paranoid fantasy about North Korea invading Australia. The North Korean Army, apparently, was hiding in shipping containers. The Australian and an armies of its allies were apparently too busy to take notice.
Still, some decent character work, and some gorgeous shots of New South Wales.
Labels: 3 stars
The only movie I enjoy Matthew Lillard's performance.
It's not terrible, but it does seem sort of pointless.
3 of 7 stars.
Labels: 3 stars
The story is a pretty typical immoral morality play, with some bad acting.
3 of 7 stars
Labels: 3 stars
During the 1980s, the heroes were often the nerds. Here, we quickly learn that the scion of wealth, privilege and blondness wants to be a cop, while the lower-class kid is eager to do what it takes to get to the levers of power.
I had a hard time really believing both his good fortune in achieving access to this power. Why would a U.S. Senator be so appreciative of a one time loan of a car? OK, it was very convenient for the Senator. But why would a (supposed) Democratic Senator be so supportive of his aide when it is clear he has strong (supposed) Republican sympathies? That makes little sense. And the deal, the introduction for silence? Permanent silence like that simply can't be bought with favors or anything else.
Oh well.
Pretty skippable, even if morally upright.
3 of 7 stars.
Labels: 3 stars
Hokey comedy. Not much there.
3 of 7 stars
Labels: 3 stars
