This was quite a blockbuster, so I had to check it out. It is based on a novel by Alan Glynn, directed by Neil Burger (and starring Bradley Hotdog) and I must say that the conversion was successful with a few errors that are expected in this type of process. The cast is excellent, although [...]
Archive for the ‘Thriller’ Category
Based on a exciting life of Danny Greene, this movie is something that i liked very much. Director was Jonathan Hensleigh who was involved in many great action and thriller movies, and it came as no surprise that this movie would be such a badass thrill. I guess macho stories are always something that audiences [...]
Well, here is a movie that is a good example of where the movie industry is heading these days. Into an bleak and pretty predictable world of clichés that does not have much to offer to the viewer. They could have accomplish much more with this plot, and I do not know what stopped them. [...]
This movie turned out surprisingly good compared to the premise that it is based on. I mean, come on, they had three tag lines and they managed to make an interesting thriller out of them (dying child, desperate parents, illegal organs from Mexico) you gotta give them credit for that. In light of this fact, [...]
When you see Jason Statham and Mickey Rourke in a same movie you pretty much know what you are in for… I expected more from this movie but still it was pretty watchable considering the fact that it was pretty rushed and it seemed like it was shot in like a week. It used the same old [...]
Here is another Alexandre Aja (Haute tension, The Hills Have Eyes, Mirrors) movie. It is not scary as the rest of them, nor better but it is a decent little thriller with some brutal scenes (actually two). After workaholic executive Angela gets stalled at work on a Christmas Eve she will be pursued by a [...]
If you like Coen brothers movies, maybe it is time to check out this flick, their directorial debut. Also the first major film of cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld, who later became a noted director(Men in Black, Wild Wild West, Turok). You might see some similarities with this movie and The Man Who Wasn’t There, a later Coen flick. [...]
Although this movie may seem to be something that is going to be remembered, this is not so. It is pretty mediocre, interesting enough for one viewing and maybe a second one with the someone, but it does not have that replay value that it should. A classic tale of a fucked up cop family, [...]
This is a remake of Claude Chabrols La femme infidèle, and this theme can also be seen in newer movies like The Other Man. It is very delicate and touching, especially for the men population. In the words of Homer Simpson: It is funny because it`s true, and in this case it is not funny at [...]
This is a remake of the original Danish thriller Nattevagten, and it is not too shabby. The cast is pretty good, especially Nick Nolte and Ewan McGregor, but you can see young Josh Brolin showing off his talent. A young law student takes up a night watchman job in order to get more money in a medical examiners office. [...]
This movie is something that you would usually see on the cable in some sleazy motel, but it is way better than that. It manages to be very amusing and entertaining, we get interested in the characters and their faiths and the script is just perfect. Edward is a compulsive gambler and he just cannot [...]
After The Lost Boys this is Joel Schumacher next big movie, and I must say he did a pretty good job. A couple medical students are intrigued by what comes after death, so they decide to conduct an experiment where they will be dead for a few minutes and than revived in hopes of seeing [...]
Well, this is a back to back review of the classic and its reincarnation from 2005. The original flick as always was a low budget thriller with excellent directing that over time became a cult movie and the second one tried to cash in on that and to modernize the approach to the whole story. [...]
This is a pretty original idea, I mean so far I have not seen some movie that deals with the guys in the armored trucks transporting money. And I hope that someone will realize this and make a decent movie about it, with all the explanations about the armor, weapons, locks and everything else. Now [...]
Enemy of the State is one of those movies that will be watched in the future as visionary work of our generation. Keep in mind that this movie came out in 1998, and today I believe that most of the devices and tracking systems seen in this flick are in action. Sort of 1984 vibe [...]
I think that English crime flicks developed a cult following, especially after the work of Guy Ritchie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch., RocknRolla), although the whole thing has much deeper roots(The Long Good Friday 1980). Layer Cake is also a English crime flick, and if you have seen at least one of these [...]
The return of the soldier. Mel Gibson stars in this thriller that has expectedly won over audiences all around the world. But is there any reason for that? I think not. This movie, except for a few jumpy scenes, is pretty much the usual stuff, and it has nothing new to offer. We have seen the [...]
Directed by Clint Eastwood this thriller about a cat and mouse game between an aging detective and the serial killer is somewhat a beginning of Clint`s transition towards more serious subjects in his movies. After the latest chase with the killer Terry McCaleb has a heart attack and after the successful transplant he is approached by [...]
As you probably know this is the remake of 1987 original starring Terry O’Quinn (Lost, now we know why is he so handy with knives). As always this is a dangerous enterprise and rarely the movie succeeds in efforts to be better than the original. It all depends what are you expecting out of the [...]
Another vigilante movie, this one reminds of the Saw series. After his wife and daughter die in a robbery, Clyde Shelton will have to fight to punish the responsible ones. Since as we know, justice system is fucked he will take justice into his own hands and hold accountable everyone that was involved in the initial [...]