Highwaymen is a thriller that uses very strange premise of a serial hit and run killer. The acting is decent, although I did not quite get way James Caviezel must be so serious and weird. As his girl, Rhona Mitra is more than convincing, and beautiful I might add. So James`s wife dies at car [...]
Archive for the ‘Thriller’ Category
John Dahl(You Kill Me, Joy Ride, Rounders) brought us another good movie. You already know what to expect: good story, interesting characters and a lot of dark humor. And again, the experience is boosted by good performances by leading and supporting actors. Nicolas Cage, Lara Flynn Boyle, Dennis Hopper and J.T. Walsh really enhanced the quality of the movie. Michael [...]
This movie is not a classical low budget blunder trying to cash in on the fact that it’s about serial killer. Granted, the budget was small,but that did not made a big impact on the movie. Script is well written, and constructed. Realistically portraying the torture in his childhood years, that later on led to [...]
Another great relaxing movie, and when I say relaxing I do not mean that it is boring or without action, but that you can watch and enjoy in good script, actors and easygoing story. Harold Pendel(Geoffrey Rush) is humble and fuzzy tailor in Panama(well dough) and after meeting with Andrew Osnard (Pierce Brosnan) a retired [...]
Another great movie written by David Mamet (Hannibal, Glengarry Glen Ross…) is brought to life. As always sir Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin are in lead roles, and of course with this duo you cannot go wrong. And since you are still having doubts about casting there is Elle Macpherson, to cast them away. Charles [...]
Another great movie starring Nicolas Cage from 1999, this one is directed (wonderfully) by Joel Schumacher. A private investigator is hired to find out is the footage of a young girl being murdered real or not. His investigation will lead him into an underground world of pornography and snuff movies. Snuff movies contain actual footage [...]
A young couple takes the famous Transsuberian train to experience something new and make some cool photos on the way. A bit bored wife and a wimpy and geeky husband will meet at the train lively and yet mysterious couple with a secret. After her husband gets left behind on one of the train stations, [...]
Do not let the year 1948 fool you, this movie is as controversial and disturbing as any today. Directed by legendary Alfred Hitchcock, this masterpiece of suspense still manages to be interesting after half of century. The most disturbing fact is the story itself, two very wealthy and intelligent young man commit murder for murder [...]
If you like poker this is a movie for you, especially texas holdem poker. Matt Damon plays Mike McDermott, a straight up guy trying to finish law school. But he has a talent when it comes to cards, and he will use that talent when his no good buddy Lester ‘Worm’ Murphy comes out of [...]
The ultimate thriller about a serial killer. Two detectives, The Master and The Apprentice are trying to find a killer who kills his victims for committing one of the seven sins. There are some gruesome and pretty graphic scenes of murder and dead bodies, so better prepare yourself. Again we have serial killer that finds [...]
The mother-load of all bad policeman and apprentice movies. Well apart from Bad Lieutenant, he was really bad… So Ethan Hawke is a young police man and he gets to spend one day with Alonzo (Denzel Washington) head of a special task force in police. Alonzo is a very memorable personality, full of street knowledge [...]
Another thriller involving police detectives and all the usual stuff, loyalty, righteousness, and making the right choice. I guess you have all seen a dozen of this movies, and usually they are pretty lame, but this one is an exception. I do not know if it is Kurt`s charisma or attitude, or the chemistry between [...]
Martin Scorsese directed this movie, so you know what to expect, lots of manly and cocky behavior, and a great movie of course. Frank Pierce is a paramedic working graveyard shifts with 3 different and colorful partners. He is burned out, troubled by people who died on his watch and he is slowly seeping into [...]
If you are looking for a good thriller, you found it. Jeffrey Taylor and his wife are driving trough the American desert wasteland on highway with rare trucker places. After a run in with some people his wife goes missing, and than he will do whatever he can to get her back. Lots of suspense [...]
Another movie that uses the Alaska`s motive of almost never-ending day. Police detective came to Alaska burdened by his partners destiny and his own feeling of guilt to hep the case of the murder that took place in these strange surroundings. The constant daylight, list of problems that just keeps growing are just complicating situation [...]
What a great movie. Although it has just two actors the chemistry (if you can call it like that in the context of the story) between them is amazing. After they met on the Internet Jeff Kohlver and Hayley Stark decide to meet in real life. The only problem is the age difference, that will [...]
Speaking of thrillers, this one is great too. The whole story takes place in a single phone booth in New York, where a crazed assassin with a sniper rifle is aiming at Stu Shepard who has to talk to police, explain his position, and try to not get killed. This is a great movie, lots [...]
What a great cast! In this thriller Russell Crowe plays Jeffrey Wigand an insider who is ready to talk publicly about the tobacco companies conspiracy and experiments to make cigarettes, well, see for yourself, not to be a spoiler. Al Pacino is slick and confident producer of TV show sixty minutes and he is trying to [...]
What would happen if someone told you that you are going to die? Would you carry on with your life as usual or would you ask yourself some deep, deep questions. In these situations people start to realize how life is important. Guy Pearce was phenomenal in this movie, really brilliant performance. Good script and [...]
Another David Cronenberg masterpiece. This time the story revolves around a group of people who are finding automobile crashes very sexual and they are just amazed by that feeling of the accident. Very weird subject, that interested me in the first place is processed very well. Acting is excellent, I especially liked the part of [...]



