When a movie is hyped as much as The Da Vinci Code, rarely does that movie live up to it all. When the book that the movie is based on is one of the most controversial books of all-time, there’s increased pressure to appease those that have read the book.Continue Reading
In 1991, Jack Starks, serving in Operation Desert Storm, is shot in the head. Believed to be dead, he is about to be sent home in a body-bag. He regains consciousness and is sent to a hospital. Suffering from amnesia and having no friends or family, he is sent homeContinue Reading
Jonathan Rivers (Michael Keaton) is a successful architect. His wife, Anna (Chandra West), leaves for work one morning and never returns. Her car is found near a river, but her body is not found. Remaining hopeful that she is still alive, Jonathan tries to continue his life. One day, heContinue Reading
Lisa (Rachel McAdams) is a hotel manager returning home from her grandmother’s funeral in Texas. Jack (Cillian Murphy) is a man of questionable character who sits next to her on a red eye flight to Miami. The fact that they sit next to each other is not exactly a coincidence.Continue Reading
When a young girl, named Junko (Akiko Yada), discovers she has pyrokinesis, the power to ignite and control flames with her mind, she is forced to live a life of relative solitude. When a co-worker, Tada (Hideaki Ito), asks her to a party and introduces her to his sister sheContinue Reading
During a reconnaissance mission in Kuwait before the start of Desert Storm, a U.S. Army patrol was ambushed by Iraqi forces. Somehow, Sgt. Raymond Shaw (Liev Schreiber) managed to fight off the attackers — as well as their helicopter support — and then led his own men to safety. ForContinue Reading
A friend of mine once confessed to me a fear of swimming in the ocean. He said it was the fear of not knowing what could be underneath him that bothered him more than anything else. After seeing Open Water, I think I agree with him. Based on true events, Open Water followsContinue Reading