The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects

PolyGram etc.

August 16, 1995

Crime Drama

DVD
C-

Not my genre, but I did like that the timing was sharp.  Bryan Singer directed, over twenty years before Bohemian Rhapsody.

The United States of Leland

The United States of Leland

Thousand Words etc.

January 18, 2003

Crime Drama

DVD
D+

At least the music isn't bad.  Matthew Ryan Hoge wrote and directed.

Swimming with Sharks

Swimming with Sharks

Trimark Pictures

September 10, 1994

Comedy
DVD
D

About as fun as the title sounds.  George Huang wrote and directed.

The Ref

The Ref

Touchstone etc.

March 11, 1994

Comedy?!

DVD
F+

A strong contender for the worst comedy I've ever seen, not only is it painfully unfunny but nearly every character, major or minor (the marriage counselor partially excepted), is thoroughly unlikable.  Still, the Christmas decorations (yes, it's a Christmas movie, in March) are pretty.  Ted Demme directed, seven years before Blow, which I enjoyed comparatively (a C-).

Pay It Forward

Pay It Forward

Warner Bros. etc.

October 20, 2000

Drama

DVD
C-

Could've been worse.  This is based on Catherine Ryan Hyde's novel and directed by Mimi Leder, who did a fine job with On the Basis of Sex, but this is more on a the level of Deep Impact.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Warner Bros. etc.

November 21, 1997

Drama

DVD
C-

The first quarter hour just felt like either set-up, or a casual tour of Savannah.  This is based on the novel by John Berendt and directed by Clint Eastwood.

L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential

Warner Bros.

September 19, 1997

Crime Drama, Historical Drama

DVD
C-

Not my thing but I can see it's well done.  This is based on the James Ellroy novel and directed by Curtis Hanson, five years before Eight Mile.

Edison Force

Edison Force
Millennium Films
March 5, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Crime Drama
DVD
D-

I almost gave this creepy crime movie an F+, but there was finally a scene without the horrible cop character (played by Dylan McDermott).  David J. Burke wrote and directed.