Category: 2002 Movie Reviews

Gangs of New York

Overall I thought it was okay but I also thought it was too long. I don’t have an aversion towards long movies, but they do have to hold my interest. It came on 2 DVD’s from Netflix. I fell asleep sometime during the second one. I think it was...

Gangster No. 1

Gangster Number 1 Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Paul Bettany, David Thewlis, Saffron Burrows Directed by: Paul McGuigan Written by: Johnny Ferguson (screenplay), Louis Mellis (original screenplay), David Scinto (original screenplay) Rating: R Length: 1 hour, 43 minutes Genre: Crime Drama Release Date: 2000 A British gangster, played by Malcolm McDowell, looks back on his life of when he...

25th Hour

Edward Norton has one last day of partying before serving seven-year jail sentence for drug dealing. I enjoyed this movie quite a bit. Edward Norton wants to say goodbye to his friends from school and his dad before going off to jail. Most of the characters were great and...

Punch-Drunk Love

Punch-Drunk Love Starring: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzman Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson Written by: Paul Thomas Anderson Rating: R Length: 1 hour 35 minutes Genre: Romantic Comedy Release Date: November 1, 2002 Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia, Boogie Nights) directed Adam Sandler in a serious role that is getting Oscar buzz. No...

Equilibrium

Sci-fi movie where people believe emotions are evil so people must medicate themselves to not feel or face death. The fight scenes are awesome and completely not believable, but still very much fun to watch. Beyond that, this movie was predictable and not very exciting....

Spirited Away

When a 10-year-old girl moves into a new neighborhood, she finds herself in another world filled with witches and monsters. This won an Oscar for best animated film of the year. It’s anime and for those that know, I hate anime. Yet, I still watched it because it was...

Transporter

A courier decides to check out what he is delivering. That’s a definite no-no. The movie is written by Luc Besson, who also wrote La Femme Nikita and The Professional. It stars the bald buy from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. If you like those movies,...

About Schmidt

From the director of Election comes this movie about Jack Nicholson finally playing someone his own age. His wife dies and he realizes how little he has done with his life. This isn’t your typical Jack Nicholson movie, which is what disappointed my dad. He thought it was going...

Die Another Day

James Bond running around with Halle Berry. I haven't watched the last couple James Bond movies because even though I think Pierce Brosnan makes a good James Bond, they have bored me. This one was pretty good though and I think it had to do with Halle Berry. Her...

8 Women

8 Women Starring: Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Beart, Fanny Ardant, Virginie Ledoyen, Ludivine Sagnier, Firmine Richard Directed by: Francois Ozon Written by: Francois Ozon, Marina de Van, Robert Thomas (play Rating: R Length: 1 hour 51 minutes Genre: Comedy Release Date: 2002 Eight women and one dead man. They don’t seem too concerned...