‘Sleuth’ (2007) movie review: Branagh’s remake a pale shadow of 1972 classic
Sleuth pales so vividly in comparison to the original material that it cannot be deemed anything other than a failure
April 9, 2008
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Sleuth pales so vividly in comparison to the original material that it cannot be deemed anything other than a failure
Pete Travis’ Vantage Point is a so-so thriller with an intriguing premise
Neil Marshall’s Doomsday is a a cheesy, gruesome, loving rehash of an early ‘80’s post-apocalyptic B-movie
Horton Hears a Who! is a charming, even delightful Seuss adaptation that works because it sticks to the heart of its source material
Rob Reiner’s The Bucket List falls somewhere between a schmaltzy yet sometimes effective comedy-drama
In the Valley of Elah is an investigative drama that doesn’t quite reach the aspirations of its true-life story
27 Dresses wastes a game cast with a paint-by-numbers screenplay, though results could be worse
There Will Be Blood is an epic-scale near-masterpiece mitigated by a somewhat unsatisfying conclusion
Reservation Road starts off with a jolt but quickly becomes tedious as unneeded coincidences pile up
Rod Lurie’s Resurrecting the Champ is only marred by some by-the-numbers storytelling
Gabriele Muccino re-teams with Pursuit of Happyness star Will Smith for an ambitious, well-meaning and initially compelling film
A ridiculous excuse for a blockbuster, Roland Emmerich’s 10,000 B.C. marks a new low for the filmmaker
Control profiles Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, who killed himself at age 23 in 1980, just as the post-punk band was rising to fame
Doug Liman’s Jumper takes a potentially intriguing premise and goes absolutely nowhere with it;
3:10 to Yuma underscores its compelling tale of bringing an outlaw to justice with a psychological battle of wits and morals
Step Up 2 the Streets follows in the footsteps of the earlier film and other competitive street dance movies
The brilliant novel by Cormac McCarthy is brought to life page-by-page and – at times – word-by-word in the brilliant No Country for Old Men
The Eye is based on the creepy 2002 Hong Kong film by the same name, directed by the Pang brothers
Rambo isn’t as exhilarating as Stallone’s Rocky Balboa, but it’s quite an experience nonetheless
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead is the director’s best film in 25 years
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly tells the true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, who became paralyzed with “locked-in syndrome” after having a stroke in 1995
Charlie Wilson’s War seems to have everything going for it. But there’s one fatal flaw: it’s too short
National Treasure: Book of Secrets reteams much of the cast and crew of the 2004’s National Treasure for virtually the same film
The Kite Runner succeeds in accurately retelling the book’s compelling story even though it occasionally falters along the way