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A Time to Kill *** (1996, Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L Jackson, Donald Sutherland, Kevin Spacey) – Classic Film Review 1015

Based on the John Grisham bestselling legal thriller novel, director Joel Schumacher’s 1996 movie is an acceptable, quite enjoyable but rather tepid and vaguely botched racially-aware legal thriller. In Mississippi, an African American father Carl Lee […]

Mar, 29

Speed ***** (1994, Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Daniels, Joe Morton) – Classic Movie Review 969

Director Jan de Bont’s incredibly fast-moving, nail-bitingly exciting 1994 action thriller turned into an instant classic and provided Keanu Reeves with his breakthrough blockbuster hit as young LAPD officer Jack Traven. It’s his job to save the […]

Mar, 23

While You Were Sleeping **** (1995, Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher) – Classic Movie Review 880

Director Jon Turteltaub’s 1996 romance stars Sandra Bullock as a pert, feisty train-ticket collector who rescues hunky commuter Peter Gallagher from being crushed by a train in the subway, then pretends she’s his fiancée and […]

Mar, 07

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous – Classic Film Review 580

After a string of disappointments, Sandra Bullock in 2005 revisits the scene of her last big success, Miss Congeniality in 2000, and comes up with – another disappointment. The always-likeable Bullock is fine and funny […]

Dec, 28

Miss Congeniality ***½ (2000, Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen) – Classic Movie Review 510

Sandra Bullock sparkles in director Donald Petrie’s 2000 congenial comedy in an ideal role as tough and scruffy FBI agent Gracie Hart. She’s forced by the FBI to go undercover and take part in the […]

Dec, 13

Gravity ***** (2013, Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris ) – Movie Review

Easily one of 2013’s finest films, Gravity enjoyed ten Oscar nominations, and on the night of March 2 2014 won seven of them, including Best Director, Cinematography, Score and Visual Effects. Alas, it missed out on […]

Oct, 14

The Heat – Film Review

The Heat is a carefully concocted and expertly delivered comedy, targeted effectively at an older, female audience. It’s The Hangover aimed at women. It’s not a masterpiece of comedy but it is funny for fans […]

Aug, 02

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