‘Vantage Point’ movie review: assassination thriller from eight viewpoints
Pete Travis’ Vantage Point is a so-so thriller with an intriguing premise
April 9, 2008
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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
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
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
We Own the Night is a compelling if conventional cops and dealers story that hits enough high points to make it shine, if not soar
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street just might be director Tim Burton’s masterpiece
Home follows the director as she attempts to explore the disintegration of her family and find her own place in life