Derek Winnert

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The Mechanic ** (2011, Jason Statham, Tony Goldwyn, Donald Sutherland, Ben Foster) – Classic Movie Review 4607

Jason Statham delivers the action alright but fails to impress in the acting department, stepping into Charles Bronson’s worn-out old shoes in director Simon West’s all-too-moderate 2011 remake of the 1972 Michael Winner thriller The Mechanic. […]

Nov, 07

Serenity **** (2005, Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Summer Glau, Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk, Ron Glass) – Classic Movie Review 4329

With spirited acting, imaginative handling and a fresh and witty script that rejuvenates all the sc-fi adventure clichés, there is a full load of the liveliest entertainment value in writer-director Joss Whedon’s extremely jolly space […]

Sep, 09

Mechanic: Resurrection *½ (2016, Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Yeoh, Sam Hazeldine) – Movie Review

Jason Statham returns as Arthur Bishop in this fast-paced but ludicrous 2016 all-action thriller from German director Dennis Gansel, who does manage plenty of exciting action thrills but no tension or credibility at all. It is a […]

Aug, 29

The Eiger Sanction * (1975, Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy, Vonetta McGee, Jack Cassidy) – Classic Movie Review 4112

Director-star Clint Eastwood slipped in the picturesque but poor-quality 1975 mountain thriller The Eiger Sanction between Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) and The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976). They are two of his finest movies and this is […]

Jul, 31

Avengers Assemble [The Avengers] ***** (2012, Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston) – Classic Movie Review 3615

Written and directed by an inspired Joss Whedon, the brilliant 2012 sci-fi action adventure Avengers Assemble [also known as The Avengers] stars Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark / Iron Man, Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America, […]

Apr, 24

Hitman: Agent 47 ** (2015, Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto) – Movie Review

A grim, shaven-headed Rupert Friend stars an elite assassin genetically engineered to be the perfect killing machine, with huge strength, speed, stamina and intelligence. Director Aleksander Bach‘s Hitman reboot, based on the video game series, is […]

Aug, 26

Prizzi’s Honor ***** (1985, Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Anjelica Huston, Robert Loggia, William Hickey, John Randolph) – Classic Movie Review 2805

Director John Huston’s absolutely brilliant 1985 black-comedy Mafia movie thriller, based on Richard Condon’s novel, stars Jack Nicholson as Charley Partanna, a hitman who works for the Prizzi crime syndicate family. Charley is soon up […]

Aug, 12

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