Film Reviews by None

This really is a "love it or hate it" film. The concept was promising but for me, Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson failed to convey any depth or inspire any sympathy for their characters. I feel dishonest awarding even one whole star for this film.

I can see how people enjoy this film, but it lacks depth to the point of narcolepsy. Pointless, but still a must see for die-hard Tom Hanks fans.

Who would have guessed that Ashton Kutcher could act? Well, he did and this film is a lot more powerful than could be expected. Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber direct well, and make a good job of maintaining tension.

This is a film with too many sub-plots to mention. Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy weave truly three-dimensional characters with their "present day" friendship, while Tandy's storytelling leads the viewer effortlessly into the deep 1920s Alabama. If anything, it feels longer than than its two hour length, yet the story and the performances are so engaging that the film is a joy to watch.

DiCaprio acts well, and the cinematography is generally good. The film, however, is just too slow to be truly enjoyable.

Not for the faint-hearted, Million Dollar Baby is less a boxing movie, and more a superbly weaved story of ambition, emotional scars, and regret.

Again, Clint Eastwood creates a beautifully put together film, where almost every frame is an example of tip-top cinematic photography. The score works well, and the performances are as good as you'd expect from such a heavyweight line-up.

Sean Penn and Tim Robbins soundly deserved their Oscars for their roles in this long, compelling story of childhood demons resurfacing in adulthood. Clint Eastwood directs this film with typical attention to detail, creating a strong sense of reality that at times can be hard to bear.

Layer Cake/L4YER CAK3 is a gangster movie, where the gangsters are credible as real people. It is slick, intelligent, fast moving, well put together, and most of all fun. It is less comic than Lock Stock or Snatch, but no less entertaining.

Gene Hackman as the Captain ("I'm Captain of this boat. NOW SHUT THE **** UP!") and Denzel Washington as XO ("In my humble opinion, in the nuclear world, the true enemy is war itself") play off each other with an electric energy throughout this film. With real tension throughout, this film is worth watching again and again.

This stylish thriller, set in a virtual world, is largely held together by superb effects and action sequences. However, that's not all there is to The Matrix. Both the plot, and Keanu Reeves' performance as Neo, work well enough to make this a good film.

Although slow at first, "Reloaded" extends the Matrix theme and throws up plenty more questions to be answered (or not) in the final instalment of the trilogy. Not worth watching unless you've seen "The Matrix".

Probably the weakest of the Matrix trilogy, Revolutions tries to tie up the loose ends from the previous two instalments. While the effects are at least as good as the original, the story weakens and overall the film is less satisfying.

It is not worth watching unless you've seen both The Matrix and The Matrix Reloaded.

Action packed and with a complex plot, Mission Impossible is a slick, glossy spy thriller with good performances from Tom Cruise and Emmanuelle Béart. Watch out for the large shattering fish tank in Prague.

Sharp dialogue, along with superb performances from Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman make this film (based around a series of interrogations following the murder of two children) electrifying. It is one of the most intelligently presented crime dramas of all time, but won't please viewers who need action sequences or a fast-paced plot.

Hard Rain is a fairly entertaining, fast paced thriller with Morgan Freeman in one of his weaker roles. The plot flows along quite nicely, but the characters are not developed well.