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Posts Tagged "Samuel L Jackson"

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Captain America: The First Avenger **** (2011, Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L Jackson, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Derek Luke, Stanley Tucci, Toby Jones) – Classic Movie Review 3601

Chris Evans stars and commands the screen as the Marvel Comics character Captain America in director Joe Johnston’s excellent 2011 American superhero film, the first Captain America movie and the fifth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It […]

Apr, 24

The Other Guys **** (2010, Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Samuel L Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Derek Jeter) – Classic Movie Review 3292

It’s not much of an idea and not much of a title, but this splendid 2010 farce overcomes these obstacles in a near-total triumph. Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg form a great comedy double act […]

Jan, 25

xXx2: The Next Level ** (2004, Ice Cube, Samuel L Jackson, Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Xzibit, Peter Strauss, Sunny Mabrey) – Classic Movie Review 3160

So they couldn’t persuade Vin Diesel to do the sequel to the 2002 hit xXx and replaced him with the world’s least likely action man, Ice Cube, who is predictably all at sea as imprisoned […]

Dec, 17

One Eight Seven *** (1997, Samuel L Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan, Clifton Collins Jr, Tony Plana, Method Man) – Classic Movie Review 3001

Director Kevin Reynolds’s 1997 drama is a worrying end-of-term report on America’s schools and can be considered as the To Sir, with Love for the Nineties. That fine actor Samuel L Jackson rivets the attention […]

Oct, 21

Basic * (2003, John Travolta, Connie Nielsen, Samuel L Jackson, Giovanni Ribisi, Brian Van Holt) – Classic Movie Review 2961

Director John McTiernan’s all-too-basic 2003 thriller stars John Travolta and Connie Nielsen as DEA drug agents who investigate deaths in the American army. The deaths seem to involve a sadistic sergeant, played by Samuel L Jackson. […]

Oct, 06

Barely Lethal ** (2015, Hailee Steinfeld, Jaime King, Samuel L Jackson, Toby Sebastian, Thomas Mann, Jessica Alba, Rachael Harris) – Movie Review

Hailee Steinfeld (18) stars as teenage special ops agent Megan Walsh, who is training to be an international assassin for Hardman (Samuel L Jackson). But, wanting a normal life, Megan bails out of a mission and […]

Aug, 28

Twisted * (2004, Ashley Judd, Andy Garcia, Samuel L Jackson, David Strathairn) – Classic Movie Review 2727

Director Philip Kaufman’s 2004 thriller promises much but must count as a big disappointment. A serial killer is at work in San Francisco and all the victims are former lovers of tough but vulnerable newly-promoted […]

Jul, 22

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