All Action Reviews
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.August 8th, 2009“G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” can best be described as a wall of noise and sound for people who like to bang their heads into walls, transporting a team of Joes from a green-screen Sahara Desert to a green-screen underwater base to a green-screen North Pole to, well, it doesn’t even matter. |
Fighting.June 26th, 2009“Fighting” isn’t really about fighting, at least not the kind with knuckles and bloody noses. It is about the way a big city makes you feel small, and a crowded nightclub reminds you that you’re alone. They should have called it “Surviving”. |
Terminator Salvation.May 29th, 2009Director McG redeems himself. Christian Bale, juggling franchises, tries to become Harrison Ford. And for now, “Terminator” lives on. But their future is not set. Cue percussive bombast. |
Fast and Furious.April 5th, 2009Fast and Furious returns Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker) to their original Los Angeles haunt, recapturing and even surpasssing the original film in danger and drama. |
12 Rounds.March 29th, 2009There’s not much to say about 12 Rounds, which claims to be an action thriller but never gets around to producing any thrills, except for ending after only 108 minutes. John Cena, of American professional wrestling, stars as a beat cop who arrests a criminal mastermind by chance, and must save his girlfriend when the [...] |




