Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Mark Wahlberg, Christina Applegate, Bokeem Woodbine, Antonio Sabato Jr Director: Kirk Wong Genre: Action Cert: 18 Released: 1998 Lou Diamond Phillips is Cisco, one of a team of four successful hitmen. He is suave, cool, sophisticated but manipulative and greedy. When he tells his strapped-for-cash partner Melvin Smiley (Wahlberg) that he […]
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Joely Richardson, Sam Neill, Sean Pertwee, Kathleen Quinlan Director: Paul Anderson Genre: Sci-Fi Cert: 18 Released: 1997 The thing about science fiction movies is that they are permitted a fair bit of poetic licence. When the doctor explains the way the hypothermal reactive core activator works, the average viewer is probably going […]
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Denis Leary Director: Barry Levinson Genre: Comedy Cert: 15 Released: 1997 There is not too much more to be said about the premise of “Wag the Dog” that hasn’t been said already in light of unmentionable goings-on at the White House. Conrad Brean (DeNiro) is a Presedential […]
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Tony Goldwyn Director: Gary Fleder Genre: Thriller Cert: 18 Released: 1997 I can’t remember if I’ve raved about Morgan Freeman before in a prior review – perhaps in my previous site and all it’s now lost material – but he is without a doubt one of the finest […]
Starring: Nicolas Cage, John Malkovic, John Cusack Director: Simon West Genre: Action Cert: 18 Released: 1997 Those who know me, know of my strong dislike of big-budget-action-kick-ass-extravaganza-blockbuster-type, erm, films. Among those to feel my wrath have been “Independence Day”, “Jurassic Park” and “Batman Forever”. Could “Con Air” revolutionise the way I feel about action flicks? […]
Starring: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Gina Gershon Director: John Woo Genre: Action Cert: 18 Released: 1997 One of my favourite jibes is ‘you mustn’t be two faced because if you were you’d wear the other one’. Not that I’d consider saying that to either John Travolta or Nicolas Cage after what they’ve been […]
Starring: Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey, Kim Basinger Director: Curtis Hanson Genre: Thriller Cert: 18 Released: 1997 The problem with most “thinking” films these days is that they are too damn complicated; too many double crosses, too many suspects, too many twists…everything is just too difficult to observe and take in. Then “LA Confidential” […]
Starring: Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell Director: David Evans Genre: Comedy Cert: 15 Released: 1997 Being a suffering Tottenham fan, the last thing I want to get entertainment from is one of the centuries most exciting football moments featuring my arch-rivals, Arsenal. This film is based on the book by Arsenal fan, Nick Hornby, which chronicled […]
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Freddie Prinze Jr., Anne Heche Director: Jim Gillespie Genre: Horror Cert: 18 Released: 1997 Winning the award for the longest title since “The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain”, “I Know What You Did Last Summer” (IKWYDLS) comes hot on the […]
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Dreyfuss, Diane Lane, Ellen Barkin, Burt Reynolds, Gregory Hines, Kyle MacLachlan, Diane Lane, Billy Drago, Richard Pryor Director: Larry Bishop Genre: Comedy Cert: 15 Released: 1996 Mickey Holliday (Goldblum) is as cool as you like. He’s quick on the trigger, he’s a hit with the ladies and he’s got […]
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