All Thriller Reviews

Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx in "Law Abiding Citizen"

Law Abiding Citizen.

October 16th, 2009

By the time the title flashes on the screen, we’ve already witnessed a robbery, an attempted rape and two murders. That’s the only surprise in this tired Jamie Foxx thriller.

Going down the same old tracks

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3.

June 12th, 2009

“The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3″, on the surface a fresh action adventure, is just something old made new again: a remake of a remake of an adaptation of a novel. And what’s happening to Denzel Washington?

Tom Hanks as action academic Robert Langdon

Angels & Demons.

May 16th, 2009

“Angels & Demons” once again follows professor of religious iconography Robert Langdon as he trips along a chain-reaction of Catholic clues embedded in action sequences. But it’s good, not evil.