Reviews

Finally, after bombardment with "teen flicks" and airhead characters we are gifted with an adult movie. This film does have many flaws, most occurring in the editing department, but the story and acting more than compensated for those. Angelina Jolie was perfect in the role of Julia/Bonnie and Antonio Banderas certainly showed some of the depth from his Spanish films in his portrayal of Luis, a man totally in control of feelings and situations until meeting Julia. The characters are multi-dimensional and emotionally draw you into their story. There seem to be a range of reviews for this film...evidently, it is one you will love or hate, but definitely decide for yourself. I think the critics have really missed the mark on this movie!

The first Jurassic Park showed all the suspense of Jaws. The dark night the glass and water vibrating with each step of T-rex. This movie was more like... land on the island, get chased for enough time to fill 90 minutes and then get off!! Too bad they just didn't fly over to begin with. The characters, other than Allan Grant, were very one dimensional. Rather than making me scared when the skeleton hit Tea Leoni I wanted to slap her...the scream scene went on way too long. The young boy was pretty good, but his character was not well developed. The chemistry between Leoni and Macy was non-existent and the script was way too predictable! I liked the Raptors...wish they could have escaped!

This year we have been inundated with childish air-headed teen flicks! This movie doesn't "gross you out", or special effect you to death!! It tells a simple story with simple characters searching for answers to some very complex questions. Well acted, but poorly directed and edited. It has many flaws, but it is nice to see an adult film that doesn't insult your intelligence. It does not answer many questions, but does make you ask several of yourself.

I really enjoyed Robert Rodriguez's imaginativeness....any kid at heart will give this movie a thumbs up. Thought the kids were both great, especially Alexa Vega... she is really a natural. The virtual room was really impressive. It was sooo nice to see a movie that was fun for the whole family!