Kevin Bacon
Movie Review: Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
As far as sequels go, "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" is not one of those that surpasses the original. But, it does regain the charm of the original film.
Movie Review: Black Mass
Black Mass is not necessarily a bad mob film, but it’s a mob film too concerned with emulating the cool of other, better mob films to develop any real voice of its own. Director Scott Cooper clearly had Martin Scorsese on the brain as he put this film together, but Cooper brings none of his own creative intent to the table. David O. Russell recently aped Scorsese with even wilder abandon in Americ...[Read More]
Interview with Craig Brewer and Kenny Wormald, director and star of Footloose
Nearly every day on the set of the new film Footloose, director Craig Brewer would warn star Kenny Wormald: “You know if this doesn’t work it’s just going to be you and me, they are going to blame you and me.” But their version of the 1984 Kevin Bacon classic is more than just a carbon copy, mainly due to Brewer’s Southern flair and Wormald’s fresh performance a...[Read More]
Movie Review: Footloose
Yes, it’s true. Footloose is back. Believe it or not, it’s actually entertaining. All of you lovers of the Kevin Bacon cult classic, I understand why you might be skeptical. A town that bans dancing? That plot element was farfetched even way back in 1984. Well, farfetched or not, the film’s original storyline remains intact in the new 2011 version, along with Bacon’s role of rebe...[Read More]
Movie Review: Crazy, Stupid, Love
A multi-generational sex farce with real heart and believable characters anchored by an across-the-board stellar cast, Crazy, Stupid, Love is bound to be one of the surprise sleepers of this year. The bare plot of a loveable loser trying to win back his bored wife with some assistance from a professional Lothario – and the romantic ups-and-downs of several other characters offering a mosaic of lov...[Read More]
Movie Review: X-Men: First Class
The X-Men franchise which, with the inclusion of X-Men: First Class, now boasts five films, started off well with Bryan Singer’s series-launching entries X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003). Then faltered, at least creatively as the box office didn’t seem to suffer, with the third film in the series, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), and the franchise’s first spin-off, X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). Now, the...[Read More]