A mostly laugh-free, paint-by-numbers approach to a pair of former pros vying for relevance as they enter into their mid 30s.
Justified’s characters skirt familiar archetypes, but the writing and performances consistently subvert accepted lowlife caricatures.
Agitprop documentaries are prone to not just biased viewpoints but self-righteousness and condescension—a triple whammy to which The Big Fix can lay claim.
What’s ironic about The Reunion is that its plot, though it revolves around a kidnapping set in Mexico, seems blind to current events.
It won’t convince Crank: High Voltage’s naysayers, but for those on the film’s insane wavelength, it’s a worthy DVD package.
The film is a pure narcotized rush of blistering action, odious stereotypes, and shock-for-shock’s-sake nastiness.
The film is a slab of shoddy, hollow rubbish that can’t be bothered to concoct imaginative frights.
It looks as though Smith will be another victim of a good idea given a poor execution.
This is as detestable a hard-R offense as has ever been released to theaters.
Jeepers creepers, Victor Salva is at it again.
Its main character may renounce California glitter for a down-home family life in Jersey, but Just Friends is as Hollywood as they come.
Michael Haussman’s over-directed conspiracy thriller recalls a bad episode of The X-Files.
Judging by Todd Phillips’s tired Starsky & Hutch, it appears that ’70s nostalgia has finally run its course.
This is a film that manages to say less about chaos theory than Jurassic Park.
It’s just not as funny as it deserves to be.
The only thing fun about the events depicted here is watching aging B-list stars making A-list fools of themselves.