Reviews by johanlefourbe

Since this movie had a really solid reputation, I was really eager to check it out. Eventually, to be honest, even though I thought it was a decent flick, I can’t say I was really blown away by the whole thing. Indeed, at the end of the day, I though it was pretty good but not really great either. I mean, it was well done but also rather predictable and the story was quite pedestrian. Sure, I have to admit it, Glenn Ford was a fine leading man and, above all, Rita Hayworth looked really stunning as the title character and this movie would be her best-known feature. In my opinion, it is one of these movies which are about above all well known for one specific scene. In this case, it was when Rita Hayworth removed her glove while singing (in fact, she wasn't singing at all and was lip-synching throughout the whole thing which was something she remained bitter about that for the rest of her life). The point is that, except for this famous scene, the movie was not really amazing. To conclude, even though I thought it was sligthly disappointing, it is still a decent film noir and it is definitely worth a look though, especially if you like the genre.

Since I kept hearing that this movie was pretty creepy, I was quite eager to check it out. First of all, I have to admit that I haven't seen the original Japanses version but this remake was in fact rather disappointing. Indeed, I thought that the story was not really interesting and, above all, I didn't find it really scary at all. Seriously, for all the people who thinks that this is a scary flick, they should definitely check some good old japanese horror movie (for ex. 'Ringu'). Those are really well made and sometimes really frightening. Eventually, I have to admit it, it wasn't really that bad actually but I thought it was terribly generic and, honestly, rather boring to watch. Indeed, basically, I was waiting the whole thing to see something frightening but it never really happened. Furthermore, I have seen almost all the movies starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and, honestly, even though she is quite charming and all, she is not really a good actress, I'm afraid. To conclude, even though it was rather a success at the box-office, it remains a rather unoriginal and not really scary horror movie and it is not really worth a look in my opinion.

I have noticed that this movie has a rather lousy reputation but I thought it was actually pretty good. First of all, even though Robert Redford did manage to with the Best Picture Academy Award with ‘Ordinary People’, the guy never managed to become a major director but I always a had a weak spot for the movies he has directed. On top of that, this flick was dealing with politics which I found always quite fascinating. Of course, this movie has many flaws and it was not a masterpiece but I found that the subject was rather well developped. Basically, it gives 3 different point of view about the war. The one involving the soldiers was decent but nothing really ground-breaking, the one involving a college professor (played by Robert Redford) and a student (played by Andrew Garfiled) was probably the weakest segment. Eventually, the best part was the impressive confrontation between Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise. Indeed, to see those two thespians facing one another was really something, their dialogs and performances were really good and only for this, it is worth watching the damned thing in my opinion. To conclude, I think this flick is rather underrated and it it is definitely worth a look, especially if you enjoy movies about politics like I do.

By now, I have seen many movies with Steve Martin, more than 25 as a matter of fact and, honestly, I usually can see their appeal but I never really enjoy them and this movie is not an expection. I mean, contrary to his most recent movies which have been usually received with very some weak reviews, this one seemed to be pretty good and the great Roger Ebert even described it as one great screwball comedy. Well, this time, I really didn’t share Roger’s enthusiasm. Indeed, in my opinion, the premise was in fact rather lame (the soul of woman is transferred to a man’s body but the soul of this man remains in his body as well), it sounded stupid, it was rather stupid and I really had a hard time to care about the whole thing. Of course, you could argue that I shouldn’t take this story too seriously but, at least, it should have been entertaining but, in my opinion, the jokes were not really funny at all. I don’t know, maybe it’s me, maybe I’m just too rational for this kind of humor. To conclude, even though it wasn’t really awful, I didn’t like it much and I don’t think it is really worth a look, except if you are a die-hard Steve Martin fan.

To be honest, since it was a rather obscure feature, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a really nice cast, I was quite eager to check it out. Unfortunately, I was amazed about how disappopining the whole thing was. I mean, on the dvd box, you can see such names like Gary Oldman or Robert Carlyle and you would think the whole thing should be awesome but no way... In fact, the lead character was played by someone else called Andrew-Lee Potts and the guy was just painful to watch but he wasn’t in fact the main issue. Indeed, the main problem was that the story was just so underwhelming. Indeed, even though it tries to copy the kynetic style of some other British classics like ‘Snatch’ or ‘Trainspotting’, it fails just miserably and the end-result was just some over-the-top random mess. Concerning Gary Oldman, I have some respect for the guy, he is a terrific actor but, to be honest, I think that he has spent maybe a third of his whole career making such stinkers. To conclude, don't be fooled like me, the whole thing was pretty lame, I think my rating is actually quite generous and you should probably avoid it.

To be honest, since it is a really obscure flick (not even 20 listal members have seen it), I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this movie but since I have a weak spot for Russell Crowe and Salma Hayek, I was quite eager to check this flick. Indeed, for both actors, this movie doesn't belong to their most famous productions but I like both leads and I think that they both delivered some solid perfomances but I still had a really hard time to care for the whole thing. I’m not sure what really went wrong here but I guess the main issue was with the story which wasn't really captivating. Basically, they are in love, then, they fight, then, they miss each other so they get back together and then, they fight again... To be honest, even though it might have seemed realistic, eventually, it felt rather shallow. To conclude, I think it’st too bad because the whole thing had some potential but, at the end of the day, I thought it was a rather underwhelming romantic feature and I don’t think it is really worth a look, except maybe if you are a die-hard fan of the genre.

Almost 10 years before Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson would rule the world of super-heros and the box-office in the process with The Avengers, they actually showed up in this movie which is nowadays pretty much forgotten. To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but there was a decent cast, so I was quite eager to check it out. Unfortunately, the whole thing turned out to be rather underwhelming. I mean, in fact, the premise was actually not bad at all but, in my opinion, it was very poorly developped. Apparently, it is actually impossible to steal a copy of the SAT's because there are several versions but, even so, it could have been an entertaining story if it would have been slightly edgy. However, the makers decided to take a very straightforward approach with some really boring and stereotypical characters. On top of that, they messed up the ending which was also seriously lame( after all the trouble they have been through, they still decide they shouldn’t cheat after all…). To conclude, even though the whole thing had some potential, I thought it was pretty weak and I don’t think it is really worth a look.

To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much from this flick. Indeed, even though I have actually nothing against Rowan Atkinson and his character Mr. Bean, I actually hate ‘Bean’ which was one of the most agonizing movie experiences I ever had (ok, the fact that I was completely stoned when watching this movie in the theater might have had some influence as well but whatever). Maybe I'm too harsh and I probably should give this movie another shot. Anyway, we're dealing with another movie here so there was the possibility that I might have a good time. Indeed, the concept was actually rather neat (‘what if Mr Bean would become a spy?’) and there was definitely some potential to get something really entertaining. Unfortunately, once again, the end-result was quite disappointing. Indeed, in my opinion, most of the jokes were lame, the action scenes were pathetic and the whole thing was pretty weak. Eventually, this whole thing about Rowan Atkinson portraying a loser spy agent is just too similar to Peter Sellers’ Inspecteur Clouseau but Atkinson never managed to really convince me in this character. Anyway, to conclude, even though it was nothing really awful, it was still pretty damned average and I don’t think it is really worth a look.

Back then, when this movie was released, there was a huge buzz about this flick and his director, Neil Marshall. Since then, and after a couple of disappointing movies ('Doomsday', 'Centurion'), we don't hear much from him but it didn't stop me from watching all his directing efforts. Personally, I really liked this movie, especially when they get stuck in the caverns. Indeed, it was really well done, you totally felt this claustrophobic feeling lived by the characters and I was definitely captivated by the movie. It was also interesting that the cast was made of unknown actresses as it made it even easier to idenfity with them. But then, suddenly, the movie completely went to completely different direction (don't worry, I won't spoil it) and I guess many viewers thought it was really awesome but, personally, I thought it was actually rather disappointing. Indeed, the material, until that point, was already fascinating and it could have been further developped but instead we got a rather standard monster slasher flick. The rest of the movie was just about people screaming, running around and getting massacred with tons of blood... It was well done but it was nothing I hadn't seen already 100 times before. Still, it remains a very well made flick, with some very good ideas and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you're into horror movies.