Cast: Kevin Bacon (Sean Nokes), Billy Crudup (Tommy Marcano), Robert De Niro (Father Bobby), Minnie Driver (Carol Martinez), Dustin Hoffman (Danny Snyder), Ron Eldard (John Reilly), Jason Patric (Lorenzo 'Shakes' Carcaterra), Brad Pitt (Michael Sullivan)
For complete info on this amazing cast, see IMDb's Sleepers page.
When a friend mentioned Sleepers to me, I was shocked that I'd never heard of it. I only listed the major characters above (and not even all of them) and look at that cast. How could I have possibly missed all information on this movie? Yes, it was just after I got out of college, I moved twice that year and got married, but that's no excuse for missing all information on Sleepers.
If you somehow managed to miss this movie, too, I highly recommend that you rent it. Definitely not an upbeat movie, but this story about boys who pull a prank that goes way too far, leading them to experience horrors in a detention center that scar them for life and the revenge they get 10 years later is very well done. The cast is beyond amazing. The story is gripping and heart wrenching. It's also never been proven either way, so it's possible the events in the movie actually happened. That possibility makes it much more horrific.
Grade: B+
Labels: 1996, Billy Crudup, Brad Pitt, crime, drama, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Patric, Kevin Bacon, Minnie Driver, movie, Robert DeNiro, thriller
Reviewed by Kat at the 9:00 PM show | 0 screams
Cast: Sean Penn (Jimmy Markum), Tim Robbins (Dave Boyle), Kevin Bacon (Sean Devine), Laurence Fishburne (Sgt. Whitey Powers), Marcia Gay Harden (Celeste Boyle), Laura Linney (Annabeth Markum)
For complete info on this wonderful cast, see IMDb's Mystic River page.
Wow! What a movie! This has my vote for best picture - hands down! What an amazing movie. Definitely a bit heavy. Not the kind of movie you want to see if you want to go out and just have a fun night without anything serious, but it is wonderful and I highly recommend it.
Clint Eastwood did an amazing job directing a superb cast. The story is great, I'm going to buy the book so that I can read the original, too.
By far my favorite 2003 movie. It blows the rest of them away. Make sure you put this on your list of films to see if it isn't already.
Grade: A+
Labels: 2003, Clint Eastwood, crime, drama, Kevin Bacon, Laura Linney, movie, mystery, Sean Penn
Reviewed by Kat at the 12:30 PM show | 0 screams
Cast: Jennifer Aniston (Kate Mosley), Jay Mohr (Nick), Kevin Bacon (Sam Mayfair), Olympia Dukakis (Rita Mosley)
For complete cast info, see IMDb's Picture Perfect page.
Kate is striving to advance in her career path, but keeps getting overlooked, since she's not "stable enough" (read: doesn't have a family). So, she decides to invent a relationship and pretends to be engaged to Nick, a guy she met at a friend's wedding. The idea of a woman having to be married to get ahead in life and project the correct image is a good place to start for a romantic comedy. The acting really is what carries this movie to the point where it's extremely enjoyable, though. Kuddos to Jennifer Aniston and Jay Mohr, especially.
I wouldn't be surprised if you missed this movie when it was in theatres, but think of renting it or catching it on HBO sometime. It's a great way to entertain yourself.
Grade: B+
Labels: 1997, comedy, Jay Mohr, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Bacon, movie, romance
Reviewed by Kat at the 4:20 PM show | 0 screams
Cast: Tom Hanks (Jim Lovell), Bill Paxton (Fred Haise), Kevin Bacon (Jack Swigert), Gary Sinise (Ken Mattingly), Ed Harris (Gene Kranz)
For complete info, see IMDb's Apollo 13 page.
Apollo 13 is definitely a very good real-life drama directed by Ron Howard. Somehow, it didn't quite live up to my expectations. I can't really put my finger on the reason for this. The cast is great, the drama was well done, it's a great story based on real events... Perhaps it's just that Tom Hanks has been in a big movie for the last two years running and I would have rather seen someone else or something.
Either way, Apollo 13 is a very well done movie about events that really happened to the astronauts on their way to the moon.
Grade: B
Labels: 1995, adventure, drama, Ed Harris, history, Kevin Bacon, movie, Tom Hanks
Reviewed by Kat at the 1:50 PM show | 0 screams