Archive for October, 2010

Bad Lieutenant Port of Call New Orleans: Film Review

6 Commentsby Matt  |  10.28.10  |  Film Reviews

bad_lieutenant_imageBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is similar to placing a grenade-wielding squirrel in a microwave – you get all kinds of crazy. With Werner Herzog dispensing directorial duties and Nicolas Cage tap-dancing centre stage, what else would you expect? More »

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The Bounty Hunter: Film Review

9 Commentsby Matt  |  10.09.10  |  Film Reviews

jennifer-aniston-gerard-butler-the-bounty-hunter-trailerAt a running time of 150 minutes, The Bounty Hunter is precisely 150 minutes too long. The movie is an empty vessel, a ghost ship on a one-way voyage to the seabed, a coffee cup made out of bread. Creatively, it’s doomed from the get-go. More »

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Grown Ups: Film Review

5 Commentsby Matt  |  10.07.10  |  Film Reviews

jghjghWhat do you get if you cross a group of the funniest film comedians with a script more vacant than a flea infested motel? You get Grown Ups.

With a cast including Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Dave Spade and Rob Schneider, you’d be forgiven for expecting at least a few laughs. More »

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The Ugly Truth: Film Review

14 Commentsby Matt  |  10.02.10  |  Film Reviews

1677669929_The_Ugly_TruthI’ve come to the conclusion that any movie sporting the name, Gerard Butler, should be accompanied by a health warning.

This realisation hit me harder than a freight train the other night when I watched The Ugly Truth. I’ll tell you right from the get go, it’s one of the worst movies I’ve seen this side of the English Civil War. More »

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