echo_37
Joined Aug 2000
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"Four Days" has all the makings of a crime/thriller classic. Terrific acting, sharp writing and smooth, layered direction all combine to create a wonderful filmgoing experience. Watching this film, I guarantee you will become caught up in the web it spins, as Simon (Kevin Zegers) makes his way with stolen money to meet his father (William Forsythe) who, unbeknownest to him, was shot and killed in the robbery. Forsythe's partner, played by Colm Meaney in an Oscar-calibre performance, sees Zegers run with the loot and chases after him along with Zegers' neighbor, played with equal conviction by Anne-Marie Cadieux. The film is too complex and rich for me to give a good description in a short paragraph, but trust me on this one: See "Four Days" and you won't regret it.
Ebert & Roeper and the Movies is a wonderful show, each week providing new insights on the week's new films. In fact, I only see a movie if I get a recommendation (Two Thumbs Up) from Roger and Richard.
After the death of the great Gene Siskel on February 20, 1999, everyone was worried about the fate of this show. When they announced the new co-host, most people were worried that the memory of Siskel would be forgotten. Well, I'm happy to say that they are doing a great job, and I happen to like the new co-host, Richard Roeper, seeing as no one would ever live up to Siskel. He is a fine reviewer in his own right, though, and his chemistry with Ebert is almost at the level of before Gene Siskel's death. So:
Siskel and Ebert: 9.5 out of 10
Ebert & Roeper and the Movies: 7.5 out of 10
After the death of the great Gene Siskel on February 20, 1999, everyone was worried about the fate of this show. When they announced the new co-host, most people were worried that the memory of Siskel would be forgotten. Well, I'm happy to say that they are doing a great job, and I happen to like the new co-host, Richard Roeper, seeing as no one would ever live up to Siskel. He is a fine reviewer in his own right, though, and his chemistry with Ebert is almost at the level of before Gene Siskel's death. So:
Siskel and Ebert: 9.5 out of 10
Ebert & Roeper and the Movies: 7.5 out of 10
"The Contender" is one of last year's very best films (along with Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Gladiator, Almost Famous, Cast Away, etc.) Joan Allen is astounding as vice-presidential nominee Laine Hanson, she's quietly strong yet vulnerable, Jeff Bridges gives an Oscar-worthy performance as a fun lame-duck president that always manages to seem smarter than everyone else in the room, Gary Oldman plays the evil Shelly Runyon like someone that everyone hates but that everyone respects, and the under-rated Christian Slater shows us how good an actor he is as a sly political newcomer. The Contender has a strong story and able direction by Rod Lurie (if anyone likes this film, check out an earlier work by Mr. Lurie, "Deterrence"). It's a great film.
10 out of 10
10 out of 10