When it came out, Match Point was touted as a return to form for Woody Allen. It was meant to be one of his best films. Instead it’s something of a disappointment, mostly because the two main stars perform so badly. Time after time amateurish acting spoils a possibly good scene. Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Scarlett Johansson are completely out of their depth.The...

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What happens when you take two of the world’s most over the top actors and put them in a film that forces them to over act even more than normal? Pure cinematic gold. That’s what happens. The film begins with John Travolta as Sean Archer and Nicolas Cage as Castor Troy. Archer is a tightwad government agent whose idea of a good time...

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GoldenEye marks the highpoint in Brosnan’s tenure as Bond. None of the subsequent films were as fun, as well written or as memorable. In fact, they were all disappointingly bland. Until Daniel Craig came along, the franchise regressed rather than moved forward.But GoldenEye was a welcome return to form in 1995 (although I like the previous film Licence to Kill quite a bit)...

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I Am Legend suffered because the vampires from the novel were turned into badly rendered CGI zombie-type things. The Omega Man, on the other hand, suffers because the vampires are turned into albino Luddites. Yeah, that’s right. Albino Luddites.Maybe the image of white-faced, sunglass wearing monks sounds scary on paper, but on film it’s somewhat humorous. Oh no, please spare me from the...

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Troy Duffy is a cunt. Just watch Overnight. In it he bullies film executives, record producers, band members and friends. He’s a colossal prick. But even worse than this, he thinks he’s some sort of genius. He thinks he’s a great musician and filmmaker.Validating Duffy’s delusion is the fact that Miramax buys his script for The Boondock Saints. Thinking he’s the next Tarantino,...

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Raiders of the Lost Ark is an action masterpiece. There’s not one bit of fat on its bones. There’s not one wasted moment. It flows exactly like an adventure movie should – it continually moves forward, breathlessly driving you towards the conclusion; it’s incredible fun.The reason why the film works so well is because the script is so tight. The exposition is clear...

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