Movie reviews

Ghost Rider
Reviewed by doudouce55
Upon discovering his father has terminal cancer, motorcyclist Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) signs a pact with Mephistopheles (Peter Fonda), giving his soul for his father's health. The devil deceives him and his father dies in a motorcycle ac... More

Titanic
Reviewed by Prelude
I'm puzzled. There's a few people on my 'Friends' list that give this epic masterpiece a 1/10 or 2/10. What gives?? Same with IMDB. It's one of the lowest rated films that is on the 300 Greatest Films list, as well as an Oscar winner. ... More

The Insider (1999)
Reviewed by doudouce55
This is the true story of Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe), a man who signed a confidentiality agreement before getting fired from a big tobacco company. Hotshot *60 minutes* producer Bergman (Al Pacino) asks Wigand to decipher some technical... More

A Good Year
Reviewed by doudouce55
Max, a banker (Russell Crowe), lives in London; he soon receives news that his uncle Henry (Albert Finney) died. So, Max inherits the winery in Southern France. He goes to France with the hopes of selling the winery, but what he will find, ... More

The Holiday
Reviewed by Prelude
Overall, a very so-so 'forgetable' chick flick. There was enough of a decent story and good jokes throughout (thanks in large part to Jack Black). The acting was awesome as usual from Kate Winslet, but as I just mentioned, Jack Black was a... More

Pan's Labyrinth
Reviewed by Jessica
This movie was definitely misleading, based on the commercials. Not what I expected at all. Very dark and violent (gruesome even), but still really good. Don't watch this with children. Definitely NOT a family movie. But definitely one to ... More

Reno 911!: Miami
Reviewed by Prelude
To start off, this is more of a 'guy' movie, and more specifically -- only for fans of the TV series, or perhaps fans of gross-out humor. The jokes in it were mostly gross and/or sex related, or just plain absurd stupid jokes that worked... More

The Fountain
Reviewed by Rollo Tomasi
On the surface 'The Fountain' is a confusing film, but underneath the convoluted plot and stunning visuals is a message that hits hard and keeps stirring the grey matter for days after the first watch. Ultimately it's about death as a form ... More

The Matrix
Reviewed by JLAAvenger
The Matrix-1999+ Matrix Reloaded & Matrix Revolutions “Talk about a mind blowing movie. The Matrix was off the charts. The special effects were revolutionary the first of their kind. The story was thought provoking and the action non-sto... More

Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Reviewed by nataliegoes
The tale of Cinderella told so that our modern sensibilities can still revel in it. This Cinderella is well read and gets the prince to fall in love with her for telling him off about the horrible lives of his peasants. When she needs sav... More

Sicko
Reviewed by Prelude
Having a 2.5 year old daughter suffering from a rare blood disorder and needed monthly medical treatment (it's getting better; it used to be a weekly ordeal), Michael Moore's 'Sicko' documentary really hits very close to home. I am very v... More

Pan's Labyrinth
Reviewed by doudouce55
Spain. 1944. Ofelia, a girl fascinated by fairy tales, is sent with her pregnant mother to meet and live with her new stepfather, Capitan Vidal, a particularly sadistic character. One night Ofelia meets a fairy, is told she is a princess an... More

The Painted Veil
Reviewed by doudouce55
The year is 1925. Kitty (Naomi Watts) is a naive woman, whose mother expects her to marry soon. She meets a young dull and shy man, Doctor Walter Fane (Edward Norton), a bacteriologist. They marry, and soon find themselves in China. Walter... More

The Fountain
Reviewed by doudouce55
First, I agree with Prelude76's comment/review totally. The plot was quite confusing, and the past/present/future intrigue was ambiguous. And it is *not* Rachel Weisz’s or Hugh Jackman’s best performance. That said, the only thing that... More

Apocalypto
Reviewed by Prelude
I believe this was the best action film of 2006, and it deserved a lot more attention than it got. It has more bloody deaths than the overrated Oscar-winner, 'The Departed'. It has more frantic fast-paced action then that horrendous cra... More

The Good German
Reviewed by doudouce55
I had high expectations for this film, considering the great cast. However, I was disappointed in their melodramatic acting and in the trite, dull and clichéd script itself. If you're writing a script that's a homage to the 1940s, shouldn... More

The Illusionist
Reviewed by DefenderOfKnowledge
Just finished watching it, loved it. This movie is simply amazing. It goes right in hand with "The Prestige" (though I do like the Prestige more) with it's sudden plot twists and "wha?" moments. The beginning is a little hard to understa... More

The Fountain
Reviewed by Prelude
This is one of those movies you watch, you keep watching, your brain really starts to hurt as you TRY really hard to figure out what is going on. Half way thru you're really frustrated because NOTHING makes any sense yet you keep watching i... More