Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Peter Cousens Stars: Cuba Gooding jr, William Sadler, Bernhard Forcher, David Rasche, Sharon Leal, Terrence Mann, Diane Salinger, Michael Goodwin, Byron Utley, Jubilant Sykes. This historical drama about a runaway slave's search for freedom has been thrown into cinemas without any previews or advertising, which is not always a good sign. But Freedom is actually quite a solid drama …
MEN OF HONOUR
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: George Tillman Stars: Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding jr, Charlize Theron This true story of racism and military heroism ultimately fails to satisfy. In the 1940's, Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding jr), a poor sharecropper's son, was determined to become the first Afro-American diver in the Navy. Not only did he have to struggle against the racism of the navy that …
CHILL FACTOR
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Hugh Johnson Stars: Skeet Ulrich, Cuba Gooding jr, Peter Firth, David Paymer, Hugh Daniel Kelly. A contemporary variation of the classic Wages Of Fear, with plenty of chases and mindless action thrown in for good measure. In 1987 scientist Raymond Long (David Paymer) developed a new chemical weapon for the US military that created a fierce heat wave capable of stripping the …
