Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Nancy Meyers Stars: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Alan Alda, Mark Feuerstein, Ashley Johnson, Lauren Holly, Bette Midler, Valerie Perrine, Delta Burke. The battle between the sexes has been fertile ground for Hollywood, with films in this sub-genre harking back to the comedies of Tracy and Hepburn in their heyday (Adam's Rib, etc) and even the series of lightweight …
CAST AWAY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Robert Zemeckis Stars: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy, Jenifer Lewis, Geoffrey Blake, Peter Von Berg, Chris Noth, Lari White. This modern day version of Robinson Crusoe reunites Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, etc), the most commercially successful director of all time, with his Oscar winning star Tom Hanks. In one of his most physically grueling roles to date, Hanks …
TITAN A.E.
Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Don Bluth and Gary Goldman Stars: voices of Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Bill Pullman, Nathan Lane, John Leguizamo, Janeane Garofalo, Ron Perlman, Alex D Linz, Tone Loc, Jim Cummings. A few years ago, Fox studios established their own animation arm in an attempt to take on Disney's traditional domination of this field. Their first released animated feature film Anastasia …
COYOTE UGLY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: David McNally Stars: Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia, Maria Bello, John Goodman, Tyra Banks. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is better known for his big budget action movies (The Rock, Armageddon, etc), and, at first glance, this unashamedly trashy flick about an aspiring song writer who finds work pulling beers in a girl bar seems unlikely material. But Coyote Ugly contains plenty …
LITTLE NICKY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Steven Brill Stars: Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Rhys Ifans, Allen Covert, Reese Witherspoon, Tiny Lister jr, Michael McKean, Rodney Dangerfield, Jon Lovitz, Henry Winkler, Rob Schneider, Ozzy Osbourne. Adam Sandler is one of those comics that you either love or hate, with his whining persona and scrappy humour based on flatulence, homophobic jokes, …
VERTICAL LIMIT
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Martin Campbell Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Robin Tunney, Bill Paxton, Scott Glenn, Izabella Scorpurio, Ben Mendelsohn, Robert Taylor, Steve Le Marquand, Temeura Morrison, Stuart Wilson. Martin Campbell (Goldeneye, The Mask Of Zorro, etc) is quickly building a reputation as a director of exciting, action yarns. His latest film Vertical Limit takes audiences on a spectacular …
