James Berardinelli Quotes
- John Wick is a rousing action thriller of the sort rarely encountered in theaters these days.
- A generic vampire tale in the Underworld vein that comes closer to the infamous Van Helsing than a memorable re-interpretation of a legendary monster.
- The Drop's unpredictability is organic rather than sensationalistic. The movie doesn't pull surprises out of thin air for the sole purpose of shocking an audience…
- There's nothing terribly wrong with The November Man in a serviceable late-night cable TV sort of way but neither is there anything terribly right about…
- A sci-fi yarn that ponders the meaning of time and the importance of evolution while occasionally throwing in some shootouts.
- This is as brain-dead as a movie can be and it assumes the audience will have the I.Q. of a rutabaga.
- Side note to parents: Anyone who thinks 'Dude, Where's My Car' is more appropriate for children than 'American Pie' because it obtained a PG-13 rating…
- Being snarky and smug doesn't equate to providing insight, and there's more than one occasion when the filmmakers lose sight of this in their zeal…
- For the most part, however, Lady in the Water comes across as a movie that's too bad to be good, and not bad enough to…