Archive for the 'Crime' Category



Hitman (2007)

Hitman is an action-packed movie based on a video game. I don't normally like this kind of movie, but I found this one enjoyable.
The hitman, known only as Agent 47, gets set up to be taken out by his own organization. The rest of the movie is about him going after the double of the [...]

Johnny Dangerously (1984)

You gotta love a roaring 20s gangster movie as a comedy instead of the usual shoot-em-up. I replaced a worn out VHS tape a couple of years ago with the DVD version, just so my son (who was born a year after it was released) could watch it for the very first time.
In this story, [...]

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

Spy spoofs are always fun. The Austin Powers movies are comedy spoofs in the same vein as "The Silencers (1966)" with Dean Martin and "In Like Flint (1967)" with James Coburn. The actor doing all the work here, though, is Mike Myers. He plays both Austin Powers and Dr. Evil.
This isn't Mike Myers' first [...]

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

The first time I tried to watch this movie, I turned it off after 5 minutes. I didn't realize it was a comedy and went on to watch something else. I loaded it up later, months later, and was pleased when I finally discovered it really was a comedy.
This is the story, loosely based on [...]