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Fairy tale logic is fallible, but not in the hands of X-Men director Bryan Singer.
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By:
Thomas Leupp
February 17, 2011 9:49am EST
A decent premise is squandered amidst a torrent of cliches in this derivative conspiracy thriller.
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By:
Thomas Leupp
April 23, 2010 5:50pm EST
A sort of ‘A-Team Lite,’ this surprisingly entertaining action thriller makes for an apt prelude to the summer movie season.
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By:
Kit Bowen
August 17, 2007 10:41am EST
Even though it’s a retread, The Invasion’s point of view on body snatching still elicits the right kind of creepy paranoia.
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By:
Mike Szymanski
October 21, 2005 1:57pm EST
As one of the best noir crime thrillers since L.A. Confidential, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is also going to make you laugh and laugh.
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By:
Scott Huver
May 06, 2005 4:39am EST
How far off the mark is a film when even the prospect of watching Paris Hilton stalked, terrorized and violently snuffed--in a red bra-and-panty set, no less--fails to viscerally deliver its audience-pleasing promise? Way off.
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By:
Kit Bowen
January 28, 2005 6:57am EST
Even though Hide and Seek's chilling tag phrase--"Come out, come out, wherever you are!"--may be enticing, just stay right where you are. Don't even bother venturing out to see this unoriginal thriller.
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By:
Stacie Hougland
August 23, 2004 1:28pm EST
This plane-crossing load of malarkey is not altogether awful until two-thirds in, the exact point when the music stops, you see the abysmal finale coming at you like a brick-loaded train, and you wish you'd rented The Ring instead.
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By:
Guylaine Cadorette
August 20, 2004 2:02pm EST
Despite a promising start, Exorcist: The Beginning crumbles into a hilarious mess of a story with deplorable dialogue. Think Scare Tactics meets the world of bad, bad CGI.
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By:
Kit Bowen
May 02, 2003 3:28pm EST
X2: X-Men United is a thoroughly exciting and intriguing sequel in the X-Men series, a pure adrenaline ride. But with a weighty--and very important--message attached, the film also makes you think.