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A very taut and suspenseful, character-driven thriller, that is far superior than I would have guessed. While it does have flaws, most notably, some pacing issues in the beginning and an at times over-bearing score (still quite effective though), Cruise and the rest deliver the goods as everyone is perfectly cast. Singer, whose baby (Superman Returns) was a huge misfire, is back in action and handles everything quite well. Engaging and exciting, despite some minor flaws... [more]

Perfect and captivating. Mickey Rourke embodies his character and elevates this movie from good to mesmerizing in what is probably the single greatest performance in the past year. The scene where he first tries to get closer to his daughter, a vicious Evan Rachel Wood, is one of the most compelling and heartbreaking things I have seen in awhile. Marsia Tomei as a stripper Randy "The Ram" is in love with is quite suitably, and very hot. To see how their relationship plays out is amazing. Arfonsky, restrains himself and it pays off in spades. Simply observing and accepting of all the details of his life, there is no scene not needed or anything that lasts too long... [more]

Cute, and fun, if a little too dark for some younger viewers and parts were never explored enough to make full sense, along with a couple of odd jumps in time, that don't allow the movie to be entirely great... [more]

What a disappointment! Here's a serial killer/ cop procedural that avoids a good number of cliches (it hits a few, but not nearly as many as it could have, not by a long shot) and has a great starting third, and a solid second. The final act is such a letdown though, that it's laughable, espeically considering how lazily it was handled. Really too bad, it started off as soo much more... [more]

It has The Arrow, aka John Fallon, what more do you want to know? Granted, it's just a cameo, but still how awesome is that? Famke Janssen stars as Marty, who's parolled on house arrest for the murder of her husband after serving a few years, guess who's ghost is still around waiting for some supernatural type revenge? Bobby Canavale, who was awesome in The Station Agent, plays the detevtive charged with making sure she does as she's meant to. A taut horror film with some cliches, sure, but a lot of energy and a sense of dread plus two strong performances from the leads, and a few smart things from the script make this much more unique... [more]

Smart spoof of princess fairytales, with some solid songs, nice animation and tongue firmly in cheek. A surprise, in the best way... [more]

A well-made B-movie, are those even allowed? I say yes, and enjoy the deadpan silliness of it all... [more]

The scene where the titular action happens is what I imagine a softcore amateur porn being like, and not a good way, not at all; it also lasts for far too long. The donkey punch of the title kills the woman it's done to, so the guy that did it and his buddies decide to dump the boy at sea and not let her friends get away to tell anyone. I am soo sick of this conceit in horrors/ thrillers were someone's accidentally killed (and it's obvious it's an accident) and the offending party (parties in some instances) decides it is best to let no one who knows escape and then hide the body. That seems like such extra work for no real reason. Aside from that problem, all the acting was over-the-top to wooden, and the movie looked ugly with a few sloppy edits, and characters I did not care for... [more]