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Reviewed Ocean's 11 Movie

Ocean's Eleven

Counter to many expectations, the lazy, self-indulgent Rat Pack flick that Frank Sinatra let director Lewis Milestone make back in 1960 has been turned into a lazy, self-indulgent Team Hollywood flick by Steven Soderbergh. Same leaky ship, just a different bunch of rats. Soderbergh went into ...Read more

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Reviewed Gladiator Movie

A breath-taking performance.

Gladiator commences with a lengthy, gruesome and astonishing battle sequence, set in the dark forests of Germania, where the old and ailing emperor, Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris), watches from a hilltop as his general, Maximus (Russell Crowe), savagely dispatches a bloodthirsty enemy horde. T...Read more

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Reviewed I Dreamed Of Africa Movie

I dreamed of something better.

We've all dreamed of Africa, and our dreams probably look pretty much the way they do in Hugh Hudson's beautifully shot dramatic travelogue -- like grand, aerial National Geographic specials. In reality on the ground, we realize when we wake up, things would be bound to look different. That's...Read more

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Reviewed Heartbreakers Movie

Sloppy and tiresome.

It has been a while since we've seen a good con flick, especially a comedy, and with the opening of Heartbreakers it looks like it's going to be a while longer. Heartbreakers sports a solid cast, including Sigourney Weaver, Ray Liotta and Gene Hackman, but the sloppy script and tiresome, hackney...Read more

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Reviewed Alberta

Banff - Canada at it's best.

I was in need of a serious vacation and a friend had told me about this national park in Canada filled with beauty.I hopped onto the internet and found out all the information on the park. Banff has lots of great spots that are spectacular to camp in.There are lots of cabins looking out onto ...Read more

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Reviewed The Mummy Returns Movie

The adventure returns.

I have been watching the trailers for a few weeks now and it has been hyped up to the fullest, so I went to go see it, expecting the most, I got far from the most. I will admit, the special effects were something of it's own, I haven't seen effects like this for quite some time. In most movie...Read more

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Reviewed Thirteen Days Movie

Is Thirteen Days good?

This is the type of movie that everybody has been waiting for. To understand it you actually have to put some thought into watching it. There are not very many of these movies being made any more, so when one comes out you really have to savor every bit of it. The action starts right off the ...Read more

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Reviewed Toronto, Canada (YYZ) - Pearson Intl.

Why oh why did I try?

I first stepped foot into the Toronto airport on my way to Edmonton. I was talking to a guy beside me, also heading to Edmonton, and he was telling me how terribly confusing it was to try and find your way around this airport. Well, let me tell you, I wasn't about to take his word for it. No, I ...Read more

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Reviewed Tomcats Movie

Watch if you like being offended.

Now, it's 2001. That mutual fund has grown to nearly $500,000, thanks to the stock-market boom (the movie was obviously filmed before recent financial events). Only two of the ''tomcats,'' as they call themselves, are still single: Michael (Jerry O'Connell) and Kyle (Jake Busey). They both like ...Read more

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Reviewed 15 Minutes Movie

15 minutes, lasted just that long.

15 Minutes is rife with intriguing themes and memorable lines. Czechoslovakian actor Karel Roden puts forward an impressive performance as serial killer Emil Slovak, managing to sneer, ''I love America. No one's responsible for what they do,'' between puffs on a stogie. The film could have been ...Read more

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Reviewed Blair Witch 2 - Book of Shadows Movie

Oh come on!

Ever walk down a quiet street, lost in thought? You go by a car you think is empty, when suddenly its horn goes off. You're startled, but not scared ... Well, that's the limit of the frights in Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2. Loud noises. People pound on desks, or walls, and the s...Read more

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Reviewed The Cell Movie

A true thriller!

In recent years, the moviegoing audience has gotten used to the cross-pollination of features films and music videos. The fast-paced video world of decadent art direction and non-sequitur imagery has been steadily edging into mainstream cinema for some time now -- witness the recent success of v...Read more

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Reviewed Enemy at the Gates Movie

Solid war movie.

It's been such a long time since there's been a war movie that didn't feature at least one member of the American army. The absence of American flag-waving in Enemy At the Gates comes as long overdue relief. There were, indeed, other countries fighting during the Second World War, and the battle...Read more

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Reviewed American History X Movie

Disturbingly powerful.

American History X, probably one of the most powerful movies I have ever seen. It delivers a shocking blow through-out the movie while it shows what racism can do to a family and everybody that family comes into contact with. The acting in this movie was amazing! I do not think that there hav...Read more

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Reviewed Practical Magic Movie

Magical

Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman team-up for practical magic. The two play the Owen sisters who live in a town that for centuries have been punishing and accusing people of being witches. Centuries ago the towns people tried to hang an Owens woman but she escaped being banished to an isolated is...Read more

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Reviewed Billy Elliot Movie

Amazingly touching.

An economically depressed city in Northern England, a story line about dancing, a greatest-hits soundtrack -- sounds just like The Full Monty, doesn't it? Well, this is just as entertaining, maybe a bit more poignant, and a heck of a lot tougher on its star performer. Acting newco...Read more

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