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April 24, 2007

Fracture by Bob Bloom

FRACTURE (2007) 2 1/2 stars out of 4. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz, Billy Burke, Cliff Curtis, Fiona Shaw and Bob Gunton. Story by Daniel Pyne. Screenplay by Pyne and Glenn Gers. Directed by...

April 13, 2007

Perfect Stranger by Bob Bloom

Perfect Stranger (2007) 1 stae out of 4. Starring Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi, Nicki Aycox, Paula Miranda and Patti D’Arbanville. Story by Jon Bokenkamp. Screenplay by Todd Komarnicki. Directed by James Foley. Rated. R. Approx: 110 mins. A...

April 11, 2007

Grindhouse by Bob Bloom

GRINDHOUSE (2007) 3 1/2 stars out of 4. Starring Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton, Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Jeff Fahey, Michael Biehn, Bruce Willis, Naveen Andrews, Vanessa Ferlto, Jordan Ladd, Sydney Poitier, Tracie Thoms, Mary Elizabeth...

March 16, 2007

Premonition by Bob Bloom

Throughout Premonition, I could not help referencing two very divergent movies — The Sixth Sense and Groundhog Day.

March 9, 2007

300 by Bob Bloom

Ironically, the computer effects make it so clean, so ballet-like, so unrealistic. Battles should be chaotic and messy, not choreographed like an MGM musical.

March 8, 2007

Zodiac by Abe Fried-Tanzer

TBL: David Fincher’s “Zodiac” is a major disappointment. While not terrible, there is little that is truly good about it. Less-than-compelling performances and a lack of appropriate resolution makes the 2 hour and 40 minute runtime seem like an eternity.

March 5, 2007

Hannibal Rising by Abe Fried-Tanzer

TBL: Peter Webber’s “Hannibal Rising” is an excessively dark film which should be taken entirely separately from the other Hannibal Lecter films. The film feels long and suffers mostly from dismal writing and meager performances.

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