Category: Movie Reviews

Cast: Vin Diesel, Lauren Graham, Faith Ford Studio: Disney Rating: 5.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Vin Diesel redefines what it means to be an action hero in the heartwarming family action-comedy The Pacifier. Diesel stars as Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe who, as an elite member of the world’s fiercest and most highly trained force thought he was…

Cast: Christina Ricci, Michael Rosenbaum, Shannon Elizabeth Studio: Miramax Rating: 3/10 CORPORATE LINE: It is a moonlit night in Los Angeles, when something lurking in the shadows causes their car to suddenly swerve off the road, a teenaged brother and his career-driven sister emerge relatively unscathed, but forever changed by the accident. Suddenly, the siblings…

Cast: Kimberly Elise, Steve Harris, Donnie McClurkin Studio: Lions Gate Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Filled with a mix of comedy and drama, the film Diary of a Mad Black Woman is based on the immensely popular play of the same name written by Tyler Perry. The story focuses on Helen McCarter (Kimberly Elise), who has…

Cast: Rachel Weisz, Keanu Reeves, Shia LaBeouf Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: John Constantine has been to hell and back. Born with a gift he didn’t want, the ability to clearly recognize the half-breed angels and demons that walk the earth in human skin, Constantine (KEANU REEVES) was driven to take his own…

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan Studio: Lions Gate Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: LORD OF WAR is an action adventure story set in the world of international arms dealing. The film, based on fact, follows the globetrotting exploits of arms dealer Yuri Orlov (NICOLAS CAGE). Through some of the deadliest war zones, Yuri struggles…

Cast: Tony Jaa, Petchthai Wongkamlao Studio: Magnolia Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: One dark night, a former native of a rural Thai village, has his men steal the head of the town’s ONG BAK (Buddha statue) to win favor with ruthless crime boss Khom Tuan. The locals regard the theft as a catastrophe, and seek a…

Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Jim Cummings, Ken Sansom, David Ogden Stiers, Jimmy Bennett Studio: Walt Disney Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: The Hundred Acre Wood crew is together again in POOH’S HEFFALUMP MOVIE, this time learning the life lesson of being accepting of others differences and the value of true friendship. Awakened by a rumbling that could…

Cast: Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Michael Rapaport, Ato Essandoh Studio: Columbia Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Alex “Hitch” Hitchens (Will Smith) is a legendary — and deliberately anonymous — New York City “date doctor” who, for a fee, has helped countless men woo the women of their dreams. While coaching Albert (Kevin James), a…

Cast: Barry Watson Studio: Sony Rating: 3/10 CORPORATE LINE: In this chilling horror movie, Barry Watson stars as Tim, a young man who must return to his childhood home and confront the terrifying visions that have haunted him all his life. THE GOOD: It’s so bad that it’s good. Okay it’s not actually good. Honestly,…

Cast: Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney, Holland Taylor Studio: Universal Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: In this sparkling romantic comedy, Debra Messing plays Kat, a never-married New Yorker, who is invited to her parents’ London home for her younger sister’s wedding. What should be a joyous occasion bodes disaster for Kat, however, when she discovers that the…