Man on Fire – Review

April 28, 2006

Jerky handheld work, jittery jump cuts, seemingly pointless zooms, and anarchic shifts in color palette brings to mind Fincher’s Se7en and Soderbergh’s Traffic.

Catch Me If You Can – Review

July 23, 2003

A retro chase picture that’s about as different from Spielberg’s Fugitive-in-the-future Minority Report as possible. Fortunately.

Excess Baggage – Review

April 1, 1998

Too slow to be an action movie, too under-developed to be a love story. It milks every plot devise it can, and invents more when the well runs dry.

Touch – Review

September 1, 1997

Unlike Leonard’s stylish Get Shorty, Touch is basically a syrupy love story with one small difference: This guy can heal people.

Last Man Standing – Review

June 1, 1997

Similar to Reservoir Dogs, everyone dies. Well, except the dames Willis sends on their way before the bloodshed turns the dusty roads to mud.

King of New York – Review

March 1, 1996

It’s textbook Walken, tailor-made for his blank stares and jaundiced sneers. From taking out mob bosses, to dancing, we adore the man for doing what we can’t.