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OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE

March 3, 2023 By Leave a Comment

OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE

There is little of the old Guy Ritchie to be found in OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE. That Guy Ritchie delivered crackling editing, provocative visual impunity, and dialogue that burned with self-reflexive irony. They were films that all but defied gravity as they rushed headlong through their paces leaving audiences breathless and invigorated. I miss… Read More »

Tagged With: arms dealer, conventionality, exotic locales, hacking, haute couture, McGuffin, spy, yacht

WRATH OF MAN

May 8, 2021 By Leave a Comment

WRATH OF MAN

In WRATH OF MAN, we find Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie re-united in a film about the imperative of family values and the dangers of boredom. The result is a bloody wonderland of moral relativity and of an honor system that has nothing to do with Testaments Old or New. While is doesn’t give Mr.… Read More »

Tagged With: armored cars, father-son, heist, moral relativity, vengeance

THE OTTOMAN LIEUTENTANT

March 10, 2017 By 1 Comment

THE OTTOMAN LIEUTENTANT

THE OTTOMAN LIEUTENANT is a slight but eminently humane story, lushly filmed, and richly romantic.  It follows the classic tropes of the romance genre, enhanced with nuanced performances that elevate what might otherwise be stock characters in a plot with few surprises. The biggest surprise being that it is so satisfying as entertainment, and as… Read More »

Tagged With: 1914, Anatolia, Armenian Genocide, Hagia Sophia, romance, travel, turkey, war

WICKER PARK

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

WICKER PARK is a dense, elegant mystery directed by Paul McGuigan, who knows the difference between being stylish and being showy. The flash in this tale of love at first sight and its fallout comes from the way it tricks the audience into deceiving itself before unraveling another set of assumptions by deftly shifting the… Read More »

THE BLACK DAHLIA

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

There are so many missteps in Brian De Palma’s THE BLACK DAHLIA that one hardly knows where to start. Perhaps the best place is with the adaptation of James Ellroy’s novel of the same name. The book is a rich and vibrant work that provides too much fodder for a two-hour film to capture. Instead… Read More »

RESURRECTING THE CHAMP

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

RESURRECTING THE CHAMP shows the importance of casting and directing in turning a good script into a great film. Based loosely on the experiences of writer J.R. Moeringer, the writing here is solid, but Josh Hartnett as Eric Kennon, Jr., a reporter struggling the shadow of both his famous father and of his rising star… Read More »

30 DAYS OF NIGHT

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

30 DAYS OF NIGHT, based on the graphic novel of the same name, promises a new vision of the vampire and it delivers. Unfortunately, that new vision is dull, derivative, and more likely to induce a coma than a nightmare. Tired stop-action strobe effects, townsfolk dumber than an ice floe, and vampires more notable for… Read More »

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