Celluloid Heroes

This is movie is absolutely made by Wanda Sykes. Without her one-liners, it wouldn't be half as good. And without the five minutes near the end with Elaine Stritch, it would have been even worse. But with those two, it wasn't bad.

Jennifer Lopez plays Charlie, a perpetually undecisive, dog-walker and doctor's office receptionist, who meets Kevin (Michael Vartan) several times in a couple of days. Unfortunately, his mother (Jane Fonda) isn't keen about the idea of her talented son being taken away from her by this woman who is so obviously beneath her.

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Posted by Chad Everett on May 6, 2006 in Romance

Nicole Kidman stars as UN translator Silvia Broome in this political thriller from Sydney Pollack (who also has a smallish role in the film).

Early on, we find out that Silvia has overheard someone speaking an obscure African dialect about murdering a visiting dignitary. Even stranger, that dialect is spoken in her country of origin, a fact pointed out by Sean Penn, playing haunted secret service agent Tobin Keller.

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Posted by Chad Everett on May 6, 2006 in Drama

This is movie is absolutely made by Wanda Sykes. Without her one-liners, it wouldn't be half as good. And without the five minutes near the end with Elaine Stritch, it would have been even worse. But with those two, it wasn't bad.

Jennifer Lopez plays Charlie, a perpetually undecisive, dog-walker and doctor's office receptionist, who meets Kevin (Michael Vartan) several times in a couple of days. Unfortunately, his mother (Jane Fonda) isn't keen about the idea of her talented son being taken away from her by this woman who is so obviously beneath her.

Read All of "Monster-in-Law (2005) Review" »
Posted by Chad Everett on May 6, 2006 in Romance

Nicole Kidman stars as UN translator Silvia Broome in this political thriller from Sydney Pollack (who also has a smallish role in the film).

Early on, we find out that Silvia has overheard someone speaking an obscure African dialect about murdering a visiting dignitary. Even stranger, that dialect is spoken in her country of origin, a fact pointed out by Sean Penn, playing haunted secret service agent Tobin Keller.

Read All of "The Interpreter (2005) Review" »
Posted by Chad Everett on May 6, 2006 in Drama