Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers

Dimension Films etc.

November 30, 2001

Western

DVD
D+

Bumped up a notch for the random cast (not all of whom I necessarily saw in the first quarter hour, but what the heck, I'll tag some of 'em anyway).  This is based on Taming the Nueces Strip: The Story of McNelly's Ranger by George Durham.  Steve Miner directed, after Big Bully and Forever Young.

This is on a "Western Value" collection of sixteen movies, so we'll be here awhile.

My Boss's Daughter

My Boss's Daughter

Miramax etc.

August 22, 2003

Romcom
DVD
D+

Kept from being as bad as it could be by the sheer villainy of the father-boss character (played by Stamp).  David Zucker directed.

A Lot Like Love

A Lot Like Love

Touchstone

April 22, 2005

Romcom

DVD
C

While I like things about this, especially the '90s soundtrack, I can't past the unlikability of Peet as the female protagonist, a big hurdle for a romcom.  (And I have liked her in other movies.)  Nigel Cole directed.

Killers (2010)

Killers (2010)

Lionsgate

June 4, 2010

Action, Romcom

DVD
D+

I could actually see this working, with much better writing, since the two leads have decent chemistry, and O'Hara and Selleck would've done with well with stronger material.  Robert Luketic directed.

Guess Who

Guess Who

Sony

March 25, 2005

Comedy
DVD
D+

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) is a sincere if flawed look at an upper-middle-class couple's reaction to their daughter's interracial engagement.  Putting Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutchner in a dumbed-down, race-flipped remake was not the brightest idea, although I could've stuck with it if it were at least funny.  But when I'm more invested in the cabbie, and even a couple canoodling in the background of a crowd shot, it's a bad sign.  And, no, it's not funny.  Kevin Rodney Sullivan directed.