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Solitaire for 2 (1994)
Excruciating. Avoid at all costs.
A copybook example of why the British film industry is in a dreadful mess. Trite script mouthed by clever-clever cast, dull direction and unsympathetic characterisation, the list is endless. In here somewhere is a half decent movie idea - a character that can hear people thinking (What Women Want, anyone?)..but synor blows it. Avoid.
Soldier (1998)
Hear that barking? It's a dog alright!
This so called movie provides a cogent and almost unanswerable argument for the nuclear destruction of Warner Bros. Without a single redeeming feature, this film drags its violent body along the video shop shelves with all the charm and visual wit of a ruptured slug. Russell has about three worthless lines, nobody else you've ever heard of is in it, the script about begs to be shot, it has a cheap and tired look to it and all in all it's generally best forgotten. Leaders in the genre are Cameron's Aliens, the Mad Max series and the Terminator movies. Treat yourself to them. This project has nothing of any worth to add.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
A heist movie with great direction and excellent performances
Why don't they do action movies like this today?Answer: because they have to cost fifty five million dollars and be a useless star vehicle into the bargain. Pelham 123 should be required viewing for those about to direct any action thriller. From the moment you hear the driving soundtrack there's not an inch of celluloid wasted, and your attention is riveted throughout. Yes there's Matthau, but he's excellently supported..and of course there's the star of any picture it appears in - the city of New York. Twenty five years old it may be, but its lasted better than the majority of movies released last year! Treat yourself.