A version of this review first appeared in The Colorado Springs Gazette. To read this review at its original source, click here.
Based on the cult D.C. Comics graphic novels by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, Red is sure to be one of the biggest crowd-pleasers of the year. Completely derivative and entirely predictable, it is [...]
Red
October 14th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Film Reviews
Tags:Brian Cox·Bruce Willis·Ernest Borgnine·Helen Mirren·John Malkovich·Mary-Louise Parker·Morgan Freeman·Red·Richard Dreyfuss·Robert Schwentke
Invictus
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Film Reviews
This review first appeared in The Colorado Springs Gazette. To read this review at its original source, click here.
There is only one word needed to sum up Invictus — underwhelming. While the historically significant story is certainly worthy of a film adaptation, Invictus is little more than a clichéd sports drama, and a rather stale [...]
Tags:apartheid·Clint Eastwood·Francois Pienaar·Invictus·Matt Damon·Morgan Freeman·Nelson Mandela·Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation·rugby·South Africa·William Ernest Henley·World Cup
