Virtuosity

Virtuosity

Gary Lucchesi Productions etc.

August 4, 1995

Sci-Fi

DVD
D

A world where virtual reality and real reality are equally unrealistic.  Brett Leonard directed.

Unhinged

Unhinged

Ingenious Media

August 21, 2020

Crime Drama?

DVD

C-

I actually watched more than my standard quarter hour, because my DVD malfunctioned and landed me maybe 20 minutes into the movie, and then I was able to go back and try to piece together how the two threads connected.  So that was something, but not enough to stick with this film.  Derrick Borte directed.

Tenderness

Tenderness

Lionsgate

January 15, 2009

Crime Drama

DVD
D

No matter how good the acting, I couldn't get past the depressing content, based on a Robert Cormier novel.  John Polson directed.

Romper Stomper

Romper Stomper

Film Victoria

12 November 1992

Crime Drama

DVD
D-

One of those movies where I can't think of a single reason to watch it, but it could be worse.  Geoffrey Wright wrote and directed.

Robin Hood (2010)

Robin Hood (2010)

Imagine Entertainment etc.

May 14, 2010

Historical Drama, Action

DVD
D

Pretty implausible, including the stuff with Eleanor of Aquitaine.  Ridley Scott directed.

Proof (1991)

Proof (1991)

Roadshow Entertainment

15 August 1991

Dramedy?
DVD
D+

Fairly unappealing although I liked the look of it.  Jocelyn Moorhouse wrote and directed.

Noah (2014)

Noah (2014)

Paramount

March 26, 2014

Historical Drama?

DVD
D-

There was a moment in the first ten minutes when I asked aloud, "Why was this movie made?"  Darren Aronofsky directed and co-wrote, three years before Mother!, and I guess this is technically based on the Bible.

The Nice Guys

The Nice Guys

Warner Bros. etc.

May 20, 2016

Historical Comedy, Crime Comedy?

DVD

C-

Good period detail, but I didn't really care about the story or characters.  Shane Black directed and co-wrote.

The Next Three Days

The Next Three Days

Lionsgate etc.

November 19, 2010

Crime Drama

DVD

D+

Director Paul Haggis adapted the French movie Pour Elle, which presumably had equally unsympathetic characters but with classier accents.

Mystery, Alaska

Mystery, Alaska

Hollywood Pictures

October 1, 1999

Sports Comedy
DVD
D+

This would be a better movie without the hockey team.  Jay Roach directed.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

20th Century Fox etc.

November 14, 2003

Historical Drama

DVD
D

Boring but pretty innocuous I guess.  This is based on various Patrick O'Brian novels and directed by Peter Weir.

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.

Fathers and Daughters

Fathers and Daughters
Vertical Entertainment
July 8, 2016
Drama
DVD
D

Depressing tale of a fatal car accident and mental illness, brightened for a moment by Fonda's cameo.  Gabriele Muccino directed.

Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man
Miramax
June 3, 2005
Historical Drama, Sports Drama
DVD
D+

Biopic about '30s boxer James J. Braddock.  Ron Howard directed.

A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

Universal

January 4, 2002

Historical Drama

DVD
D+

Ron Howard directed this pretty boring story of a (to the point I watched) freshman Math major (Crowe) at Princeton in 1947.  Akiva Goldsman wrote the script based on the Sylvia Nasar biography.