Reviews

I only watched one or two episodes. I don't need a show to be about sex for me to watch. But I DO need a sitcom to be funny, and the star to have some acting or comedic talent. And Bill Engvall is neither talented nor funny. He can't act at all. The writing is awful. One of the worst sitcoms ever.

I'm surprised to see a comment praising Bonnie Franklin. The fact that she was an unknown is completely irrelevant. Many new faces appear, and often carry shows. Bonnie Franklin is quite possibly the worst actress to ever lead a television series. And hence, "One Day at a Time" is one of the worst shows of all time. It was only slightly tolerable for the first season, because of Richard Masur. Once he left, the show became completely worthless, with horrible acting and ridiculous characters -- elevating Pat Harrington's moronic super into a major character was just another bad decision. To this day, I cringe at the thought of this show, and Bonnie Franklin's stupendously bad performances.

The movie was watchable while Nicolson was on the screen. However, I had to fight against passing out from boredom when the film depended on Meryl Streep to carry scenes without Jack; she was as bland as could be. The relationship between the characters was nothing special; these characters have been portrayed before -- and much better. It felt like a based-on-real-life scenario in the absolute worst sense: 90% of daily life is boring, and not worth writing about or watching. Why Ephron felt her life and relationship with Carl Bernstein was interesting enough to write about escapes me. Perhaps she wrote it as therapy -- for many writers, putting an episode from their life on paper is cathartic. Fine: but then why anyone in Hollywood felt this story was worth filming remains a mystery to me.

This was a great sci-fi/suspense movie. It had everything; cool effects, great cast, tense moments, and excellent mood. If the young Sigourney Weaver had been nude, I'd give this film a 10 (I gave it a 9). Everyone in the cast was either already a major talent or has gone on to be a big star.

I went to see this film based on the review by Siskel and Ebert; not only did I get duped, but I took some friends along, and had to spend the rest of the day profusely apologizing for making them sit through this pointless crap. After this, I never went to see a movie based solely on Siskel & Ebert's advice.

Trying to follow all the plot twists made my brain hurt. A day later, I still can't figure out what really happened, with all the lies told along the way by the characters.

I *think* there are some plot holes; if things really happened the way it turns out they did, then some things don't make sense. Either that, or the plot is just too convoluted for most people to follow.

Either way, the film left me feeling a bit puzzled. While the acting was good, the film as a whole was disappointing. I voted it 4 (out of 10) for the IMDB.

This movie has it all: great characters, great action, great suspense. It also has great mood, great music, great cast (introduces Willem Dafoe) and surprises at every turn. It also has the greatest chase scene ever put on film.

The unpredictability of the film is one of its strongest points. And William Friedkin's direction is superb: he's topped himself with the chase scene in this film -- he also did the amazing chase in "The French Connection."

Excellent performances from the entire cast; especially Willem Dafoe and Dean Stockwell.

Great film, led by Kevin Spacey's performance. As a fairly ordinary person, I can still appreciate extraordinary lives. And "American Beauty" is filled with them. From the Nazi marine officer to his brilliant, talented son. From Benning's success-driven housewife to Spacey's midlife crisis. The only ordinary things in the movie are the suburban street everyone lives on.