Grade: D
Synopsis: A psychiatrist’s secretary (Carol Burnett) concocts a scheme involving a fake wedding to help her friend (Elizabeth Montgomery) marry a TV star (Dean Martin) who’s lost faith in marriage.
Who’s Been Sleeping in My Bed is probably most notable as the screen debut for comedienne Carol Burnett, who later achieve fame with her wildly successful variety show. Unfortunately, despite the combined comedic talents of Burnett, Elizabeth Montgomery, and Dean Martin, this film just isn’t funny. At all. MORE »
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Grade: C-
Synopsis: After his activist wife (Rachel Weisz) is killed, a British diplomat (Ralph Fiennes), stationed in Africa, uncovers a conspiracy.
The Constant Gardener is a superbly acted and beautifully shot thriller that’s, unfortunately, devoid of any thrills.
Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz are both excellent in their roles, with believable chemistry between them. Weisz carries the film’s first half, with a performance that, at times, echoes her turn in The Shape of Things (2003), while Fiennes carries the film’s later half with a solid, measured turn that resists the urge to go off the rails. MORE »
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Grade: C-
Synopsis: During the Civil War, a Union Cavalry Colonel (John Wayne) clashes with a pacifist surgeon (William Holden) assigned to his outfit for a raid deep into confederate territory.
Despite the combined talents of director John Ford and stars John Wayne and William Holden, The Horse Soldiers is a disappointment, and if anyone’s to blame, it’s likely Ford. MORE »
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Grade: A-
Synopsis: After Chinese mobsters steal his heart (literally), a professional assassin (Jason Statham) finds himself in need of regular jolts of electricity in order to keep his battery-powered replacement working.
Crank: High Voltage is a wonderful satire of modern action films. The opening frames, showcasing an 8-bit shoot’em up video game, foreshadow the film to come, and the following scene, featuring John de Lancie as a TV news anchor, sets the film’s near-perfect tone. MORE »
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Grade: C-
Synopsis: An unstable mall security guard (Seth Rogen) finds himself threatened by a detective (Ray Liotta) assigned to investigate the case of a flasher who exposed himself to a cosmetics girl (Anna Faris).
Observe and Report is like a mashup of two good movies. In this case, you’ve got a farcical physical comedy in which an overweight mall cop beats up punk kids, dates a drunken cosmetics girl, and tries to become a police officer mixed with a pitch-black comedy about egoism, fascism and the dangers of power. Unfortunately, like most mashups, the result isn’t anywhere near as good as its parts. MORE »
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