One of the reasons the MPAA gave "Johnny English" a PG rating wasbecause of "comic nudity."Comic nudity? I wasn't exactly sure what that meant until watching ascene where the title character makes a painfully erroneous blunderin front of a large audience and covers by apologizing, "So I ...
First let's clear up the rumors.When Universal unveiled a trailer of "The Hulk" months ago, theInternet began buzzing about how cheesy the creature looked andsubsequently how disastrous the movie was likely to be. Allegedly,the studio released the images before the special effects departmenthad ...
Midway through "Hollywood Homicide," young detective K.C. Calden(Josh Hartnett) is describing to veteran partner Joe Gavilan(Harrison Ford) his spiritual awakening through yoga. Calden explainsthat he originally got into the practice to meet girls, but now itprovides him with a deep ...
From the first image of the Universal Pictures logo morphing intometallic hubcaps and zooming away, it's clear this sequel is making agame attempt at having a little fun."2 Fast 2 Furious," the inevitable follow-up to the $144million-grossing street racing ditty from two summers ago, ...
Don't worry about a certain racing sequel coming out next weekend,"The Italian Job" is the real definition of "fast and furious."Filled with easy-to-like characters, innovative action sequences anda story rife with momentum, the movie is as endearingly zippy as theBMW MINIs the heroes use to ...
In Britain, 1969's "The Italian Job" is revered assomething of a national treasure.The heist caper not only routinely tops critics' lists, but in a 2003United Kingdom movie survey, Michael Caine's blared remark, "You'reonly supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" was voted the mostmemorable ...
What if God was one of usJust a slob like one of usFinally, there's an answer to the lyrics posed in Joan Osborne'sannoying song "One of Us." And star Jim Carrey is the one tothank/blame.Other recent movies have featured the Lord as a character - "Dogma,"the "Oh, God!" trilogy - but this is the ...
There's a moment in "The Matrix Reloaded" when rogue Agent Smith(Hugo Weaving) realizes the dozens of personal clones he has createdaren't enough to defeat the heroic Neo (Keanu Reeves)."More!" the stone-faced villain howls, summoning a hundred or so newcopies of himself to the epic battle.One ...
"The Sixth Sense" and "The Usual Suspects" definitely upped the antefor modern plot twists. But these movies were also compelling fromstart to finish, their jaw-dropping revelations merely icing on thecake.In the aftermath of those pictures comes a project like "Identity,"which sacrifices a ...
And you thought those calls asking residents to switch from AT&T toSprint were annoying.How about having a sniper ring you at a public phone booth andexplain that he'll pull the trigger if you hang up?That's what happens to Stu Shepard (Colin Farrell), a hotshotcelebrity publicist who's ...