While Facing the Giants isn't exactly breaking new ground in the sports drama sense, the faith element leaves you feeling inspired. And for a movie with a low budget and no recognizable Hollywood actors to speak of, that's a miracle in and of itself.
- September 29, 2006 |
Factory Girl fails because it rests upon such a superficial script. The story never delves beneath the surface to explore why Andy Warhol was the way he was. And, while Edie Sedgwick’s problems are alluded to, they are never dealt with other than in the most trite way.
- July 17, 2007 |
When an older couple grows sick and tired of their very grown, 35-year-old son still living in their home, they hire a pretty girl to capture his heart and trick him into leaving. It’s a great hook, but can the charm of this romantic comedy’s premise be sustained for 97 minutes?
- March 10, 2006 |
“Fantastic Four” is a fun, campy science fiction flick that not only entertains, but also asks some good questions. The various newly transformed scientists with super powers ask questions like, “What if (these powers) are for a higher calling?”
- July 08, 2005 |
With its amazing special effects, this sequel to the 2005 summer blockbuster looks like it should be a hit. Sadly, problems involving lack of chemistry, a poor story structure and a faulty worldview cause Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer to only fall flat.
- June 15, 2007 |
It's nearly impossible to overstate how wonderful this movie is. Living up to its title as well as any film of recent memory, Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox is a whirlwind of madcap humor, surprising emotion and true artistry.
- November 25, 2009 |
Apart from the film's ho-hum plot and performances, the most worrying thing of all about Fast & Furious is this: its astounding box-office take. As I write this review following the film's opening weekend, its box-office haul exceeds $70 million.
- April 06, 2009 |
As with its cousin, “Super Size Me,” which focused on the dangerous health issues connected to fast food consumption, you don’t need to be a vegetarian to be horrified by “Fast Food Nation.” You may still become one, however, after seeing this.
- March 13, 2007 |
With a few exceptions, “Fever Pitch” will be appreciated by both sexes for the way that it explores the complex relationship between men, women and sports, and without delving into the usual lies and “misunderstandings” which form the foundation of most romantic comedies.
- April 08, 2005 |
The cobbled-together story is weighed down by far too much family drama and not enough of the protagonist's journey against the ropes. Good, but not great.
- December 17, 2010 |
Ready for a movie that’ll make you want to sing along and stand up and clap? This is as close as you’re ever gonna get to having a gospel/hip-hop/R&B church service in a movie theater!
- September 19, 2003 |
The Final Destination is the fourth film in the horror franchise about people who try to cheat death, but it's the first installment filmed using Real-D 3D technology. The three-dimensional presentation takes the decimation, decapitation and disgust to depressing levels.
- August 31, 2009 |
Although they’re both set in Iowa and they’re both about baseball, let’s get something straight right off the bat (no pun intended): The Final Season just can’t compete with Field of Dreams.
- October 12, 2007 |
An old favorite returns to the big screen in the 3D format that it was begging to be shown in all along. Here's our original 2003 review.
- September 17, 2003 |
What's not to love about the 3D re-release of this Pixar classic? Sadly, it's the 3D.
- September 17, 2012 |
While it could’ve been an entertaining, heart-warming movie about a family being brought closer together, Firehouse Dog settles for a lowbrow humor and an unconvincing plot that’ll likely leave the younger audience confused by this mixed breed of a movie.
- April 05, 2007 |
