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Point Break ** (2015, Edgar Ramirez, Luke Bracey, Ray Winstone, Delroy Lindo, Teresa Palmer) – Movie Review

‘Everyone needs stories,’ says Luke Bracey. ‘Everyone needs to escape every once in a while.’ Well, yes, but is this the story that everyone needs? Everyone seemed to like it the first time Point Break (1991) when […]

Feb, 10

Ransom ***½ (1996, Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Brawley Nolte, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Liev Schreiber, Lili Taylor) – Classic Movie Review 2999

Making a good job of a rather grim part, a satisfyingly edgy Mel Gibson takes the Glenn Ford part in director Ron Howard’s tense, robust, well-made 1996 remake of the 1956 thriller Ransom, with some […]

Oct, 20

Mr Jones ** (1993, Richard Gere, Lena Olin, Anne Bancroft, Delroy Lindo) – Classic Movie Review 2813

Richard Gere stars as the Mr Jones of the title in director Mike Figgis’s maddening, but well made and often convincingly handled 1993 romantic drama film. Gere gives a stalwart portrait of a man unhinged […]

Aug, 15

Romeo Must Die *** (2000, Jet Li, Aaliyah, Isaiah Washington) – Classic Movie Review 2204

Director Andrjez Bartkowiak’s 2000 action thriller focuses on the Romeo and Juliet plot as two rival Asian and African American families on the US West Coast are locked in a fierce turf battle vying for […]

Feb, 23

The One *** (2001, Jet Li, Carla Gugino, Delroy Lindo, Jason Statham) – Classic Movie Review 2201

Co-writer/director James Wong‘s impressive, flashy-looking 2001 futuristic martial arts adventure stars Jet Li, as Gabriel Yulaw, Gabe Law and Lawless, Carla Gugino as Gabe’s loving wife T.K. Law, Jason Statham as MVA Agent Evan Funsch and Delroy Lindo […]

Feb, 22

A Life Less Ordinary ** (1997, Cameron Diaz, Ewan McGregor, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian Holm) – Classic Movie Review 1876

Director Danny Boyle’s 1997 movie is an honourable flop this time round from the Trainspotting (1996) production team, commendably trying something bold and adventurous a million miles away from their previous hit, with a modern […]

Nov, 23

Feeling Minnesota *** (1996, Keanu Reeves, Vincent D’Onofrio, Cameron Diaz) – Classic Movie Review 1606

Feeling queasy, more like! Writer/director Steven Baigelman’s 1996 new-wave thriller is creditably ambitious and complex, if flawed and muddled – and no crowd-pleaser. Keanu Reeves and Vincent D’Onofrio star as grungy sibling rivals who start a […]

Aug, 30

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