Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Atom EgoyanStars: Ryan Reynolds, Mireille Enos, Rosario Dawson, Scott Speedman, Kevin Durand, Alexis Fast, Bruce Greenwood.The Captive is the latest film from Canadian director Atom Egoyan, whose films like the haunting The Sweet Hereafter and Exotica, etc, have usually found favour with critics and art house audiences. But his 14th film is something of a disappointment …
THE CHANGE-UP
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: David DobkinStars: Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin.In the classic To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) says: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." That philosophy has driven a number of role-swapping comedies in which …
THE CHANGE-UP
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: David DobkinStars: Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Mann, Alan Arkin, Olivia Wilde.In the classic To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) says: “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” That philosophy has driven a number of role-swapping comedies in which …
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Andrew DouglasStars: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Philip Baker Hall, Chloe Grace Moretz.Michael Bay seems intent on remaking some of the classic American horror films of the past thirty years. First there was his treatment of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which turned the story into a cliched teenage slasher thriller. And now he reworks The Amityville Horror, and again …
VAN WALKER: PARTY LIAISON
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Walt BeckerStars: Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Tim MathesonYet another teen movie? National Lampoon returns to the world of fraternity house parties and the wild antics of university students for the first time since the cult favourite Animal House (1978), which then set the standard for sophomoric teen comedies. But, despite the presence of Tim Matheson, who was an …
