Reviews by johanlefourbe

To be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but I still ended up watching the damned thing. Basically, there was a time when I would go to a video game shop (which is now closed) and I would buy there on a regular basis 5 DVDs for 5 euros and, sometimes, since I would be missing 1 DVD, I would pick up pretty much anything at random just to reach 5 movies. Anyway, following this amazing process, I ended up watching some rather obscure movies and this one was definitely one of them. Anyway, for this movie, they basically provided not one but maybe 3 different story lines and, unfortunately, none of them was properly developed. I mean, sure, the mood was not bad, I’ll give you that, but, still, I thought it was a boring mess. Concerning Jean Reno, I always had some mixed feelings about this actor and, here, even though he did some have charisma, he didn’t manage to make it really entertaining. To conclude, even though I have seen worse, the whole thing was pretty weak, I don’t think it is really worth a look and you should better pass on this one.

Honestly, I had the lowest expectations concerning this flick and the only reason I watched it was because I had a weak spot for Shannyn Sossamon. Anyway, I was pretty sure it would actually end up in my list of the worst movies ever made but, eventually, I was actually positively surprised by the damned thing. I mean, don't get me wrong. It is and remains a very average flick. For example, Pink was really really bad (thank God you barely see her during the whole thing) but there were actually some good things as well. Indeed, the setting was well used and Shannyn Sossamon was not bad at all. I also liked the fact that you had almost only one character all alone during the whole thing. Of course, at the end, since it is an American thriller, you had a rather annoying twist . Couldn't they find something else to end up their thrillers?!? And since this twist was pretty obvious, they added another one which was less expected but it was not really satisfying either. To conclude, it was definitely an average flick and it is not really worth a look at all but I have to admit that it was far from being one of the worst movies ever made.

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Renée Zellweger, I thought I might as well give it a try. By the way, what the hell happened to Zellweger during the last decade?!? Not only she has a lost her A status (in fact, she hasn’t make a movie during the last 6 years) but her looks have drastically changed recently and she has become pretty much unrecognizable.  Anyway, coming back to our main feature, to be honest, the more I think about this movie, the more I think I should actually lower my rating. I mean, I did like it, it was well done and the actors delivered some decent performances but, at the end of the day, I can’t help thinking that Miss Potter wasn’t really such a fascinating character. In fact, I think this movie is a good example of the downward spiral occurring in Zellweger's career as, at the time, she kept getting involved in such supposedly high profile pictures which eventually didn’t get much attention after all. Anyway, to conclude, I guess I enjoyed it mostly thanks to the always dependable Ewan McGregor and even though it is definitely not a masterpiece, I guess it is still worth a look, especially if you like the genre. 

To be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but I still ended up watching the damned thing. Basically, there was a time when I would go to a video game shop (which is now closed) and I would buy there on a regular basis 5 DVDs for 5 euros and, sometimes, since I would be missing 1 DVD, I would pick up pretty much anything at random just to reach 5 movies. Anyway, following this amazing process, I ended up watching some rather obscure movies and this one was definitely one of them. Basically, the only reason that I watched this movie was because I'm a huge Moebius fan and it is probably the only reason to watch this, unfortunately. Still, I think the whole thing had some potential, it's too bad because like the comics books drawn by Moebius and there were here some fascinating ideas but the story was pretty weak. On top of that, I thought that the animation was very average especially if you compare it to the best movies produced by Pixar and Dreamworks. To conclude, it could have been something but the end result was just rather average and I don’t think it is really worth a look. 

First of all, to be honest, I'm definitely not a big fan of Sarah Michelle Gellar so I wasn’t expecting much from this flick but I still ended up watching this flick somehow. I mean, sure, I have to admit it, she is quite charming and all but I never thought she was fascinating whatsoever and even though many would argue that ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ was an amazing show, I have seriously some doubts. Anyway, coming back to our main feature, in my opinion,  it is probably the worst movie she did that I have ever seen so far. In fact, Gellar herself apparently said that it was one of her least favorite films. Basically, it was supposed to be some kind of whimsical romantic-comedy with some fantasy elements but, eventually, the whole thing was  just so boring and I just didn't care at all about the story and the characters involved. With Sean Patrick Flanery, they managed to find a guy who was even less inspiring than Sarah Michelle Gellar and, together, they seriously didn’t have much chemistry. To conclude, even though I have seen worse, I didn’t like it much and I don’t think it is really worth a look.

To be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but since I always had a weak spot for Julianne Moore, I was quite eager to check it out.  Basically, there was a time when I would go to a video game shop (which is now closed) and I would buy there on a regular basis 5 DVDs for 5 euros and, sometimes, since I would be missing 1 DVD, I would pick up pretty much anything at random just to reach 5 movies. Anyway, following this amazing process, I ended up watching some rather obscure movies and this one was definitely one of them. To be honest, I find it rather difficult to judge this flick. Basically, it is a rather strange movie... I mean, the whole thing looked really good, the performances were decent as well but I just couldn't get involved in the damned thing. Usually, I don't have a problem with this but, in this case, basically, ALL the characters were at best boring but most of the time actually rather despicable which made it really hard to care for this movie. To conclude, even though the whole thing was not a total failure, I’m still not sure if I should recommend it and you should watch it at your own risk.

Obviously, I had some very low expectations before watching this movie and, if I recall it correctly, I ended up watching it with my step-daughter. Anyway, the whole thing turned out to be a very average flick. The main issue I had while watching this was how generic the whole thing was. I mean, seriously, this story has been done already 1000 times before and, in my opinion, they didn't add anything new to this old formula. Concerning the leads, Samaire Armstrong and Kevin Zegers, you might wonder how they ended up playing the main characters since neither of them really managed to become a major player, especially Samaire Armstrong. I don’t know, I have noticed that some viewers praised their performances and even though I have to admit that they had some pretty good chemistry, I can’t say that they really blew me away though. Basically, it was always obvious that the guy was actually pretending to be a girl and vice versa, you never actually really got the feeling that they had actually swapped bodies. Anyway, to conclude, I thought it was pretty weak but I have to admit that it might be actually enjoyable for its target audience but I would definitely not recommend it anyway.

I already saw this movie but since it was a while ago and since I had it on DVD, I was quite eager to check it out again. I guess that many viewers must have thought, when they heard that it would be an adaptation of a Science-Fiction book from Philip K. Dick, that they would get something more similar to 'Blade Runner' and they must have been sorely disappointed but that's in fact something that made this movie even more interesting to me, the fact that it displayed a future really similar to our world. Anyway, even though this movie seems to be rather forgotten nowadays, I  thought it was actually rather awesome and the story was just quite fascinating, at least, for me. Furthermore, I just loved the animation which was just so original and so amazing to look at. The concept was just very original and it was a perfect fit for this story. Indeed, even though it could have been a lame gimmick, I thought it was a great way to convey the general confused state of mind of a drug addict. Sure, the pacing was rather sluggish, many scenes were rather random and I didn't care much for some of the sub-plots, especially this twist at the end that Winona Ryder's character was also a cover agent. Still, most of it work really well for me and it think it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre. 

To be honest, before watching this flick, I had some rather low expectations about the damned thing. Indeed, even though I thought that Zorro was pretty awesome when I was kid, by that time, I didn’t care much for this character anymore. Eventually, in spite my low expectations, I have to admit it, I actually liked the damned thing. Indeed, there were some nice action scenes, some pretty good performances and the story was quite entertaining. Of course, the fact that Anthony Hopkins was involved didn't hurt at all but I must admit that Antonio Banderas was actually pretty good in the title role. Basically, it is a really straightforward adventure flick and even though it didn't offer anything really original, it was actually very well made and just fun to watch. Also, I thought that the whole thing was really faithful to the spirit of Zorro (at least, the idea that I had in mind after watching the TV-show when I was a kid). The only thing missing was Sergeant Garcia (who won't show up either in the sequel) but it wasn't a deal breaker. To conclude, even though it is definitely not a masterpiece, it remains an enjoyable and entertaining flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.