 | Quality Cast - Gripping Story - Terrific Music 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Four young boys are growing up in the mid-1960's in NYC's Hell's Kitchen. The boys -- Shakes (Joseph Perrino), Michael (Brad Renfro), John (Geoffrey Wigdor) and Tommy (Jonathan Tucker) -- aren... read full review |
 | Superb Cast in Adaptation of Richard Russo's Novel 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Miles Roby (Ed Harris) is a rather timid restaurant manager in Empire Falls, Maine. The restaurant is owned by the wealthiest woman in town (Joanne Woodward) who is heavily into power and control. Mi... read full review |
 | Poignancy and Rich Humor 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
I love little films. And "Smoke Signals" is a tender little film that was easy for me to love. Despite his bitter resentment, 20-year-old Victor Joseph (Adam Beach) feels obligated to take... read full review |
 | Newman's Own 2 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Paul Newman is nobody's fool. When he picks a good project, he shines. And shine he does in this film, though quietly and with confidence. Donald Sullivan (Newman) walked out on his wife and y... read full review |
 | Truman Capote INHABITS Philip Seymour Hoffman 2 out of 4 people found this review helpful
I was bowled over by Philip Seymour Hoffman's portrayal of Capote. He was masterful and had every detail of Truman Capote's quirky mannerisms and fine nuances. He truly deserved his Oscar for this rol... read full review |
 | Contrived, Cliched, Tedious 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
lu·gu·bri·ous: adj. - Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree, ''The Lake House.'' I like time travel films. I really do. But this film did... read full review |
 | Is he real or is he not? 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
AAdapted from Armistead Maupin's book, this tale is based on an experience Maupin actually had. Gabriel Noone (Robin Williams) finds his relationship falling apart just as he begins a long dist... read full review |
 | A Disappointment 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
A very quirky family embarks on a road trip from Albuquerque to Los Angeles to get their young girl to a beauty pageant. Greg Kinnear is the motivational speaker father who pushes the girl to perfection while ... read full review |
 | Absence Makes the Heart Grow . . . 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Life for Cubans changed dramatically in the 1960s when Castro imprisoned many for little or no reason and many others escaped in dangerous boat trips to Florida. Juan Raul Perez (Alfred Molina) is one of those ... read full review |
 | Harold-and-Maude-esque 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
At age 17 (and a half), shy and gawky Ben (Rupert Grint) is under the thumb of his controlling and deeply religious mother (Laura Linney). Following the lead of his browbeaten and spineless father, the vicar (... read full review |
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