thriller

I predict… disappointment.

March 19th, 2007

Premonition
Director: Mennan Yapo
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Julian McMahon
TriStar Pictures, 2007
Rated: PG-13
According to Webster’s Dictionary, a premonition is “previous notice or advance warning”. If only Sandra Bullock had received such notice before signing on to star in this Jenga-like movie that crumples under its own internal logic.
Better yet, if only I’d lived Saturday before Friday, obtained advance [...]

A Sleeper Hit

July 28th, 2002

A review of “INSOMNIA” by James Harleman
- Starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams
- Directed by Christopher Nolan
- 1 hour 58 minutes, rated R
The previews make it appear fairly simple; Al Pacino plays grizzled veteran L.A. cop, Frank Dormer, sent with his partner up to the frigid north of Alaska to assist local authorities with a murder [...]

Close Your Eyes and Prey

July 28th, 2002

A review of “Hannibal”
by James Harleman
Hannibal Lecter Anthony Hopkins
Clarice Starling Julianne Moore
Mason Verger Gary Oldman
Paul Krendler Ray Liotta
Giancarlo Giannini Rinaldo Pazzi
Directed by Ridley Scott
Based on the novel by Thomas Harris
“You can look at my face. yet you shied away when I said the name of God.”
Gary Oldman-completely unrecognizable as the [...]

Fight Makes Right…

December 18th, 1999

A review of “FIGHT CLUB”
by James Harleman
Starring
Brad Pitt
Edward Norton
Helena Bonham Carter
Directed by David Fincher
Based on the book by Chuck Palahniuk
139 minutes, Rated R

Tyler Durden is right…
For those who’ve already seen “Fight Club”, (the latest cinematic offering from the man who brought us the horrific mystery “Seven” and the debatably good thriller “The Game”) the above assessment may [...]