Contact (Movie Reviews, Last Update May 2009)
As a child, Eleanor Arroway dreamed of discovering life on other planets. Now an adult (perfectly played by Jodie Foster), this everyday girl has worked hard to achieve her dreams and is a scientist searching for extraterrestrial radio signals.
As a child, Eleanor Arroway dreamed of discovering life on other planets. Now an adult (perfectly played by Jodie Foster), this everyday girl has worked hard to achieve her dreams and is a scientist searching for extraterrestrial radio signals.
My Best Friend’s Wedding (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jan 2021)
Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) made a pact with her college ex-boyfriend Michael (Dermot Mulroney) that if both of them were still single at 28, they would marry each other. Now the years have passed, and Michael calls. But instead of the anticipated proposal, Julianne receives a wedding invitation -- and finds her heart strings pulled in unexpected ways with the announcement her old flame announces he is about to tie the knot with someone else.
Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) made a pact with her college ex-boyfriend Michael (Dermot Mulroney) that if both of them were still single at 28, they would marry each other. Now the years have passed, and Michael calls. But instead of the anticipated proposal, Julianne receives a wedding invitation -- and finds her heart strings pulled in unexpected ways with the announcement her old flame announces he is about to tie the knot with someone else.
As Good As It Gets (Movie Reviews, Last Update Oct 2020)
Melvin is so obnoxious that we wonder what could possibly change his attitude, until we meet Carol (Helen Hunt), a waitress at the local diner where Melvin eats breakfast at precisely 11 am every morning. Carol isn't intimidated by Melvin's rude manner, and begins to bring out something buried deep within himself - his heart.
Melvin is so obnoxious that we wonder what could possibly change his attitude, until we meet Carol (Helen Hunt), a waitress at the local diner where Melvin eats breakfast at precisely 11 am every morning. Carol isn't intimidated by Melvin's rude manner, and begins to bring out something buried deep within himself - his heart.
George Of The Jungle (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2020)
George Of The Jungle swings from Saturday morning animation to live-action motion picture with an unexpected grace -- thanks mostly to a script so deliberately unbelievable, that the movie still views like a cartoon.
George Of The Jungle swings from Saturday morning animation to live-action motion picture with an unexpected grace -- thanks mostly to a script so deliberately unbelievable, that the movie still views like a cartoon.
Free Willy 3: The Rescue (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Jessie (Jason James Richter) comes to Willy's rescue yet again, in this third adventure about whales and family.
Jessie (Jason James Richter) comes to Willy's rescue yet again, in this third adventure about whales and family.
Prefontaine (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2016)
The turbulent career of Steve Prefontaine offers an intimate picture of what it must feel like to compete at an international level. From cocky to broken-hearted the American runner faces the physical and political challenges of his sport.
The turbulent career of Steve Prefontaine offers an intimate picture of what it must feel like to compete at an international level. From cocky to broken-hearted the American runner faces the physical and political challenges of his sport.
Jingle All The Way (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
It's Christmas Eve and Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger) finds himself waiting in line with hundreds of other parents, including a postman named Myron (Sinbad), trying to buy a Turboman for his five-year-old son. But the nice adults resort to being very naughty when it appears there won't be enough stock to satisfy all the procrastinating shoppers.
It's Christmas Eve and Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger) finds himself waiting in line with hundreds of other parents, including a postman named Myron (Sinbad), trying to buy a Turboman for his five-year-old son. But the nice adults resort to being very naughty when it appears there won't be enough stock to satisfy all the procrastinating shoppers.
Liar Liar (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2009)
In an attempt to make Carrey more palatable to a wider audience, writers Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur have put the clown into a moral dilemma when he is magically bound to fulfill a birthday wish from his five-year-old son Max (Justin Cooper) to quit lying for one day.
In an attempt to make Carrey more palatable to a wider audience, writers Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur have put the clown into a moral dilemma when he is magically bound to fulfill a birthday wish from his five-year-old son Max (Justin Cooper) to quit lying for one day.
Selena (Movie Reviews, Last Update Sep 2009)
Selena, the movie, pays tribute to the Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla. This dramatization of her life is much more a testament of the importance of families, than a biography that ends in tragedy.
Selena, the movie, pays tribute to the Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla. This dramatization of her life is much more a testament of the importance of families, than a biography that ends in tragedy.
