Monthly Archives: September 1996

Maximum Risk - * 1/2*

The action’s good and pointless in this bland thriller. At the outset of Maximum Risk, French police detective Alain Moreau (Jean-Claude Van Damme) discovers he had a (now-deceased) long-lost twin brother. Alain begins a trek which leads him to New … Continue reading

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Fly Away Home - * * 1/2*

Fly Away Home is an enjoyable inspirational film, even if it doesn’t pack much meat. Amy Alden (Anna Paquin) is a girl whose mother dies in a car accident. She reluctantly moves to Canada to be with her reclusive artist … Continue reading

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Feeling Minnesota - *

Feeling Minnesota is a rather plain wanna-be-quirky drama. Sam Clayton (Vincent D’Onofrio) is the accountant of the local mob boss, Red (Delroy Lindo). When he reveals to Red that a woman named Freddie (Cameron Diaz) has stolen $10,000, Red forces … Continue reading

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Bulletproof - * *

Bulletproof is a rather routine buddy-action/comedy that should have concentrated a bit more on the comedy side, and less on the action. Archie Moses (Adam Sandler) and Rock Keats (Damon Wayans) are partners in crime, and best friends to boot…that … Continue reading

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Bogus - *

Bogus is a poorly concieved half-comedy, half-tearjerker that accomplishes neither and descends into an inane realm-of-the-imagination fantasy. Albert (Haley Joel Osment) is a young boy living in the shobiz world of Las Vegas with his dancing mother, Lorraine (Nancy Travis). … Continue reading

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