Category: Mystery / Thriller
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The Roommate: PG-13. Exactly PG-13
The Roommate – 2011 Directed by Christian E. Christiansen Starring Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly, Cam Giganet, Aly Michalka, Danneel Harris, Billy Zane Written by Sonny Mallhi If one ever wanted to see a beautiful girl wear a stupid hat, they need only watch the first 15 minutes of The Roommate, and you will get to…
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Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol: Chaplin, Chan, Cruise
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – 2011 Directed by Brad Bird Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg, Michael Nyqvist, Vladimir Mashkov, Samuli Edelmann, Léa Seydoux Written by André Nemec, Josh Appelbaum There are some incredible visuals in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, taking one to some of the most picturesque landmarks in the world: Budapest, Moscow, Dubai, Mumbai…
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Cool Papa E Reviews The Mission: Impossible series
Mission: Impossible – 1996 Directed by Brian De Palma Starring Tom Cruise, Emmanuelle Béart, Jon Voight, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emilio Estavez, Jean Reno, Ving Rhames, Vanessa Redgrave, Henry Czerny, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė Written by David Koepp, Robert Towne Considered at the time to be a blasphemous departure to the original series is now seen as a pretty solid thriller.…
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Consider The Debt paid in full
The Debt – 2011 Directed by John Madden Starring Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Worthington, Martin Csokas, Jesper Christensen Written by Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman, Peter Straughan After seeing her ridiculously dangerous beauty in the movie RED, I anticipated seeing Helen Mirren as an Israeli operative in The Debt would be at least as thrilling.…
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Just relax, enjoy the ride, ’cause you’re Fair Game
Fair Game – 2010 Directed by Doug Liman Starring Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Michael Kelley, Noah Emmerich, Ty Burrell, Sam Shepard, David Andrews, Adam LeFevre, Khaled Nabawy Written by Jez and John Butterworth “They lied. That’s the truth.” Five words, six if you count the apostrophe, that most succinctly describe the Cheney/Bush Administration. Many egregious…
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Unknown: Take my life, please
Unknown – 2011 Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra Starring Liam Neeson, January Jones, Diane Kruger, Aidan Quinn, Frank Langella, Bruno Ganz and the “Can You Hear Me Now?” guy Written by Oliver Butcher, Stephen Cornwell based on Out of My Head by Didier Van Cauwelaert If you’d ever seen him run, you’d think Liam Neeson is an old…
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The Lincoln Lawyer: Straight formula, no chaser
The Lincoln Lawyer – 2011 Directed by Brad Furman Starring Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, William H. Macey, Josh Lucas, Ryan Phillipe, John Leguizamo, Michael Pena, Bryan Cranston, Michael Pare, Trace Adkins, Frances Fisher Written by Jeff Romano, based on the novel by Michael Connelly There is a feeling one gets while watching The Lincoln Lawyer is that…
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The Rite is a decent passage from a stage actor to a screen presence
The Rite – 2011 Directed by Mikael Håfström Starring Colin O’Donoghue, Anthony Hopkins, Marta Gastini, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Toby Jones, Rutger Hauer, Alice Braga, Ciarán Hinds Written by Matt Baglio, Michael Petroni In the midst of an exorcism of a pregnant 16-year-old Italian girl, Father Lucas, plainly portrayed by Anthony Hopkins, receives a cell phone call. Quickly he asks his protegé,…
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