Cast: George Clooney (Danny Ocean), Brad Pitt (Rusty Ryan), Matt Damon (Linus Caldwell/Lenny Pepperidge), Elliott Gould (Reuben Tishkoff)
For complete cast info, see IMDb's Ocean's Thirteen page.
This is the movie they should have delivered last time. I definitely think that Ocean's Thirteen is worth seeing in a theatre, though the special effects weren't anything near those in Ocean's Eleven. The story in the third movie is much better than the second. Don't let Ocean's Twelve keep you from enjoying Ocean's Thirteen.
Definitely a fun summer action movie.
Grade: B
Labels: 2007, Al Pacino, Brad Pitt, comedy, crime, Don Cheadle, drama, George Clooney, Matt Damon, movie
Reviewed by Kat at the 1:35 PM show | 0 screams
Cast: Matthew McConaughey (Brandon Lang), Al Pacino (Walter Abrams), Rene Russo (Toni Morrow)
For complete cast info, see IMDb's Two for the Money page.
A movie that combines sports (a former football player with a career-ending injury and sports betting), drama, and comedy that stars Matthew McConaughey! What's not to like?
I do wonder if it's in Matthew McConaughey's contract that every time he's in a movie he has to be shown at least twice without his shirt on. Not that this is a complaint, just wondering. He's shown working out and is really ripped for this part of the football-obsessed Brandon Lang.
The logic of what Brandon does is pretty solid, too. If your life is football and as a quaterback you could predict other teams perfectly, why not get into sports betting instead of coaching? He has a gift for predicting the outcomes of games that is very valuable to those who bet on sports.
I think the movie was well done and enjoyable. A few points were a bit drawn out and one of the things both David and I thought would happen at some point in the movie didn't happen (leading David to ask, "That's it?" at the end), but I thought the ending was very well done and sometimes it's best to tease your audience about having something happen rather than allowing all their suspicions to be right.
Two for the Money is defined as a thriller by some and I don't get that part at all. No one was murdering people. I never feared for any character's life seriously, etc. I'd say it's mostly a sports drama with some comedy thrown in to lighten the mood.
Grade: B
Labels: 2005, Al Pacino, drama, Matthew McConaughey, movie, sports, thriller
Reviewed by Kat at the 7:30 PM show | 0 screams
Cast: Al Pacino (Detective Will Dormer), Robin Williams (Walter Finch), Martin Donovan (Detective Hap Eckhart)
For complete cast info, see IMDb's Insomnia page.
I love Robin Williams! I figured with him and Al Pacino, it was impossible to go wrong. I was really looking forward to seeing Robin Williams as the bad guy, since I'm not used to that. Insomnia never really started, in my opinion. I kept waiting for the story to start, but I never really got to that point (and we stayed for the entire movie).
In spite of the movie about two cops looking for a murderer where the sun doesn't set being very boring, I think the title of Insomnia is pretty funny. If you have insomnia, I recommend renting this movie to cure it. Otherwise, I see no reason to go through the pain of watching it in spite of the cast.
Grade: C-
Labels: 2002, Al Pacino, crime, drama, movie, Robin Williams
Reviewed by Kat at the 5:10 PM show | 0 screams
Cast: Al Pacino (Lowell Bergman), Russell Crowe (Dr. Jeffrey Wigand), Christopher Plummer (Mike Wallace)
For complete cast info, see IMDb's The Insider page.
The Insider is based on the true story of a 60 Minutes episode about tobaco company malpractices that CBS wouldn't air due to the objections of their parent company (Westinghouse). It was very interesting to see what went on behind the scenes in the tobaco industry trials. The justifications of it by the tobaco companies blows my mind.
Russell Crowe shows a side we've never seen and clearly put on quite a bit of weight to play this roll. Very well done.
Grade: B+
Labels: 1999, Al Pacino, drama, history, movie, Russell Crowe, thriller
Reviewed by Kat at the 12:25 PM show | 0 screams
Cast: Al Pacino (Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero), Johnny Depp (Donnie Brasco/Joseph D. 'Joe' Pistone), Michael Madsen (Sonny Black), Bruno Kirby (Nicky)
For complete cast info, see IMDb's Donnie Brasco page.
This movie about an FBI agent who goes undercover to infiltrate the mob is different from the other mob infiltration movies I've seen. In Donnie Brasco the agent ends up really identifying with the mafia life. And, on the other side, Lefty ends up really working to protect Donnie even when he discovers that he's been betrayed by him. He looks more hurt than angry and seems to understand that Donnie was just doing his job.
I highly recommend this movie!
Grade: B+
Labels: 1997, Al Pacino, crime, drama, Johnny Depp, movie, thriller
Reviewed by Kat at the 11:50 PM show | 0 screams