Derek Winnert

"The Review's Better Than The Film"

Valentine’s Day **½ (2010, Ashton Kutcher, Julia Roberts, Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway, Kathy Bates, Patrick Dempsey, Topher Grace, Jennifer Garner, Eric Dane, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel) – Classic Movie Review 4333

LA florist Ashton Kutcher wakes up next to attractive Jessica Alba and proposes to her. But soon she is doing the unthinkable – rejecting him. How could you, Jessica? Well, it is Valentine’s Day, and Kutcher […]

Sep, 10 · in Uncategorized

Ben-Hur ** (2016, Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro, Morgan Freeman) – Movie Review

Remember the infamous old review of William Wyler’s 1959 Ben-Hur: ‘Loved Him, Hated Hur’? Well, the 2016 Ben-Hur provokes the response: ‘Quite liked Him (Jack Huston), didn’t even notice Hur (Nazanin Boniadi)’. At 125 minutes, this […]

Sep, 10 · in Uncategorized

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit **** (2005, voices Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Peter Kay, Nicholas Smith, Mark Gatiss, Geraldine McEwan) – Classic Movie Review 4332

Hooray! Wallace (voice of Peter Sallis) and his loyal, clever dog Gromit are back – this time on the big screen for their first feature length adventure, in which they are soft-hearted pest controllers, protecting […]

Sep, 10

Cinderella Man ** (2005, Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill) – Classic Movie Review 4331

Russell Crowe brings on the brawn as Thirties boxer Jim Braddock, who falls on hard times, but he seizes his second chance in 1934 when a champ needs a stand-in fighter. Punchy in the knockout […]

Sep, 10

Lord of War **** (2005, Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, Ian Holm) – Classic Movie Review 4330

Nicolas Cage greedily bites off a meaty role as Yuri Orlov, the world’s richest arms dealer, who marries his dream girl Ava Fontaine (Bridget Moynahan) and enlists his brother Vitaly Orlov (Jared Leto) into his evil trade. […]

Sep, 10

Serenity **** (2005, Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Summer Glau, Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk, Ron Glass) – Classic Movie Review 4329

With spirited acting, imaginative handling and a fresh and witty script that rejuvenates all the sc-fi adventure clichés, there is a full load of the liveliest entertainment value in writer-director Joss Whedon’s extremely jolly space […]

Sep, 09

Revolver * (2005, Jason Statham, Ray Liotta, Vincent Pastore, André Benjamin, Terence Maynard, Mark Strong, Francesca Annis, Andrew Howard) – Classic Movie Review 4328

With three days to live, gambler Jake Green (Jason Statham) battles an evil mobster, played by Ray Liotta. Director Guy Ritchie shoots his bolt with his annoying, mystical 2005 crime movie, as showy and pretentious […]

Sep, 09

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