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Happy Accidents (2000)
SciFi, mystery and romance!
What more could anyone want or need?! and NO SFX!! just an outstanding story with excellent performances by two first rate actors. It is great to see Marisa Tomei in a role worthy of her talent. Vincent D'Onofrio is always a pleasure to watch.
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
All the best lines are in the trailers
So save your money and time....
A different Allen (TIM ALLEN) would have made this a more entertaining movie, IF he wasn't stuck with Woody's trite and predictable script. Wish I'd seen TORTILLA SOUP instead of this stinker.
Supernova (2000)
A waste of great actors
Director Walter Hill REMOVED his name from this movie and used the pseudonym THOMAS LEE. Unfortunately the actors didn't have this luxury.
A lot of money was spent on top notch SFX, (Digital Domaine and Patrick Tatopoulos are the stars of this movie with no story). Did the folks responsible for this drivel think the public (especially fans of sci-fi) are just too dumb to care about a good story. What started out rather promising due to the Herculean efforts of Bassett and Spader, quickly became soft-porn in deep space due to the lack of a story line.
It was painful to see James Spader and Angela Bassett trapped in this stinker. If you like Peter Francinelli watch him in THE BIG KAHUNA and skip this listlessly derivative and predictable nonsense.
James Spader is a great actor and deserves MUCH BETTER roles. I hope he gets to work in a John Sayles movie sometime soon!! For now, I'll just have to watch sex,lies and videotape to take away the bad taste of this awful, awful movie.
Slow Burn (2000)
Actors acting!! an actual STORY...no CGI nonsense
"One dream doesn't make a whole life."
What a gem (pardon my pun) if you enjoy watching actors and NOT all the CGI bells and whistles that can become such a bore when they are used to hide the lack of a STORY.
SLOW BURN does have a good script and well-drawn characters. JAMES SPADER really pushes the envelope as "Marcus", a slimy escaped con. What a joy to see a great actor in an interesting role and not some "potboiler" like SUPERNOVA (what a waste of talented actors). MINNIE DRIVER as "Trina" was very believable in a role we're not accustomed to seeing her play. The biggest surprise was JOSH BROLIN as the shambling, but not so dim "Duster" a wonderful performance. The romantic tension between Trina and Duster is subtle and presented with just the right, light touch.
The score complimented the action, not always an easy task especially for a story/character driven movie as opposed to some action flick.
Overall, I was very pleased with this movie that is running on several of the cable movie channels right now.
Proof of Life (2000)
SHANE in the 21st century...
Great action flick substituting helicopters for horses, automatic weapons for six-guns and terrorists instead of greedy ranchers. Gritty realism and excellent performances from ALL the actors and beautiful locations in Ecuador.
What Lies Beneath (2000)
A DREARY, TEDIOUS WASTE OF TIME!
The majority of my fellow movie goers agreed as we bolted for the exit as the credits began to roll. After the first hour I almost left to watch X-Men (again) playing right next door. A criminal waste of two fabulous actors.
Zemeckis spent the first hour boring us to death until we just didn't care how it was going to end...we just wanted it over with!! I found myself wishing two things: (1) that I was stranded on an Idaho mountain being rescued by Harrison Ford (cue the Indiana Jones soundtrack) and (2) that I was watching X-MEN again or GLADIATOR, HOLLOW MAN,SPACE COWBOYS, CHICKEN RUN, SHANGHAI NOON....just about ANY other movie released this summer is BETTER!!