Tag Archives: action comedy

Central Intelligence (2016) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on March 2, 2017 by garethrhodes

Central Intelligence (2016) Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber • Written by Ike Barinholtz, David Stasson & Rawsom Marshall Thurber With Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jason Bateman, Aaron Paul, Amy Ryan and Danielle Nicolet His first feature since the amusing road comedy, We’re … Continue reading →

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American Ultra (2015) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on July 5, 2016 by garethrhodes

American Ultra (2015) Directed by Nima Nourizadeh. With Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace and Connie Britton.  Project X director, Nima Nourizadeh follows up his study on the partying antics of high school seniors, with an action-comedy/indie-romance about a stoner (Eisenberg) … Continue reading →

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Tango & Cash (1989) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on November 25, 2015 by garethrhodes

Tango & Cash (1989) Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. With Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher and Jack Palance. The wave of buddy-cop action-comedies of the 1980’s culminates with Tango & Cash. Sylvester Stallone is ‘Tango’ and Kurt Russell is ‘Cash’, … Continue reading →

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Air America (1990) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on July 1, 2015 by garethrhodes

Air America (1990) Directed by Roger Spottiswoode. With Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., Lane Smith and Nancy Travis. Adapted from a book by Christopher Robbins, Air America is a light-hearted action-comedy set during the Vietnam war starring Mel Gibson and … Continue reading →

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Stakeout (1987) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on March 31, 2015 by garethrhodes

Stakeout (1987) Directed by John Badham. With Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, Dan Lauria and Forest Whitaker. John Badham’s action-comedy Stakeout stars Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez as a pair of adolescent Seattle detectives given the job … Continue reading →

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Kick-Ass (2010) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on March 14, 2015 by garethrhodes

Kick-Ass (2010) Directed by Matthew Vaughn. With Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. You have to be a little bit dead inside to not enjoy this one. Matthew Vaughn’s adaptation of Mark Millar’s graphic … Continue reading →

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True Lies (1994) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on March 10, 2015 by garethrhodes

True Lies (1994) Directed by James Cameron. With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Art Malik, Bill Paxton, Eliza Dushku and Tia Carrere. In 1994, $115m was a lot of money to spend on a non-franchise film. After the … Continue reading →

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The A-Team (2010) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on February 21, 2014 by garethrhodes

The A-Team (2010) Directed by Joe Carnahan. With Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, Patrick Wilson and Jessica Biel. According to the IMDb, there’s a 133 minute, extended version of Joe Carnahan’s The A-Team out there. Somehow, … Continue reading →

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Demolition Man (1993) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on February 13, 2014 by garethrhodes

Demolition Man (1993) Directed by Marco Brambilla. With Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne, Benjamin Bratt, Bob Gunton, Glenn Shadix and Denis Leary. The joy of Demolition Man stems not from its overblown, tinnitus-inducing action sequences, but the sheer … Continue reading →

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Tower Heist (2011) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on August 21, 2012 by garethrhodes

Tower Heist (2011) Directed by Brett Ratner. With Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Tea Leoni, Casey Affleck, Alan Alda and Matthew Broderick. For a man who made his name with fast paced action comedies like Money Talks and the Rush Hour … Continue reading →

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