Lincoln—very smartly written political script—portrays American President Abraham Lincoln as a more than astute politician deeply committed to ensuring future generations of African slaves their personal rights to freedom while defining American destiny. The film becomes another Steven Spielberg classic that not only entertains, but teaches and inspires. Daniel Day-Lewis (My Left Foot and Last of the Mohicans) is, as usual, at the top of his form, as he interprets the character of Abraham Lincoln. Sally Fields, brilliantly cast as Mrs. Lincoln, creates an absolutely perfect male/female tension between herself and Daniel Day-Lewis. The movie deserves an A+ rating across the board. The script, deeply thoughtful, makes its audience feel like we purchased insider seats on the actions that changed the course of a nation’s conscience.
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Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Steven Spielberg for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Jonathan King, Daniel Lupi, and Jeff Skoll for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: William Seward (David Strathairn), Robert Lincoln (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), W. N. Bilbo (James Spader), Preston Blair (Hal Holbrook), and Thaddeus Stevens (Tommy Lee Jones).
Men in Black—unforgettable film that establishes classic status within the first five minutes—doesn’t flag in its deliverance of originality, creativity, and novelty in every scene and dialogue line. Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith are a great casting combination. Tony Shalhoub, Vincent D’Onofrio, Rip Torn, and Siobhan Fallon Hogan are terrific choices for supporting cast. This film is award winning entertainment. Great storyline, script, and portrayal. The imaginative rendering of a variety of alien life forms makes this movie outstanding.
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Kay (Tommy Lee Jones) serves as an enforcer for aliens who live on earth under a variety of disguises.
Additional Thanks
Thank You to Director Barry Sonnenfeld for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producer Steven Spielberg for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Jay (Will Smith), Laurel Weaver (Linda Fiorentino), Edgar (Vincent D’Onofiro), Zed (Rip Torn), Jeebs (Tony Shalhoub), Beatrice (Siobhan Fallon Hogan), Gentle Rosenburg (Mike Nussbaum), Van Driver (Jon Gries), José (Sergio Calderón), Arquillian (Carel Struycken), INS Agent Janus (Fredric Lehne), Dee (Richard Hamilton), First Lieutenant Jake Jensen (Kent Faulcon), Mikey (John Alexander), and Perp (Keith Campbell).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. Once in a while a movie is produced that stands alone as completely unique—a one and only. This film is it. It’s winning entertainment.
Rules of Engagement—inspired by true events— is about a military engagement and moves into a military courtroom for court examination of that engagement. This movie provides suitable entertainment and a look into military law. It's worth a watch; serves a mellow, interesting, and suitable story. Watch for some of our best actors as they play the roles of protagonist and antagonist while resolving this court case: Samuel L. Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Greenwood, Guy Pearce and Ben Kingsley.
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An American commander orders his soldiers to open fire on protesters who are firing at his troops. Afterward, military court opens to investigate and possibly prosecute him for misconduct.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director William F. Friedkin for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Adam Schroeder and Jim Webb for making the film possible. Casting includes Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley, Bruce Greenwood, Anne Archer, Blair Underwood, Philip Baker Hall, and Dale Dye.
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ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. This military trial case provides a nicely done view into the proceedings of a military court case and its final resolution. It's a good pairing of Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones.
Mechanic: Resurrection—Jason Statham—has an easy-to-follow storyline with less adult content than the previous film. Statham is in the spotlight as a suitable/good action hero. The movie has its thrilling action moments and a good conclusion.
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Arthur Bishop is back to save a Cambodian teacher.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Dennis Gansel for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Steven Chasman, Boaz Davidson, Frank DeMartini, Mark Gill, Avi Lerner, Brian Presley, and Trevor Short for making the film possible. Cast includes Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Yeoh, Sam Hazeldine, John Cenatiempo, Toby Eddington, Femi Elufowoju Jr. And Anteo Quintavalle,
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ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. The movie works on the usual action format for Statham films. This movie contains less adult content and increases its audience range. The storyline is easy to follow and may be predictable at times. The movie earns its watch.
The Homesman—Tommy Lee Jones and Hilary Swank—has a different western story to tell as it focuses on female lives and their ways of coping (or not coping) with the tough life on the frontier. The cast shows outstanding skill in depicting the story. Content contains explicit sex scenes; nudity; and frank, adult dialogue. The story needs to be told.
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Ms. Cuddy agrees to transport three men's wives to a Christian asylum to rehabilitate them to sanity, if possible.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director/Executive Producer Tommy Lee Jones for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producer G. Hughes Abell, Deborah Dobson Bach, Michael Fitzgerald, Richard Romero, for
making the film possible. Cast includes: Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Sonja Richter, Jo Harvey Allen, Barry Corbin, David Dencik, William Fichtner, Evan Jones, Caroline Lagerfelt, John Lithgow, Tim Blake Nelson, Jesse Plemons
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe. This film looks at the western frontier's development and the toll it takes on females.
Jason Bourne—fifth in the Bourne series—does not let Bourne movie fans down. It
serves at the same high level of quality of previous Borne films and continues
to reprise Matt Damon as its lead actor. Everything is in place…acting, presentation,
action, timing, portrayal, storyline, dialogue, and great conclusion. The same concept
runs in this film as in the previous Bourne films, but it still manages to feel
freshly done. Great work for all involved. Watch for Tommy Lee Jones’
performance.
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This
action film is about: Jason Bourne recovers from
his amnesia but a friend tells him he is still tied to the Treadstone project.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director Paul Greengrass for
directing effort. Thank you to Producers Frank Marshall, Jeffrey M. Weiner, Ben
Smith, Matt Damon, Paul Greengrass, and Gregory Goodman. Cast includes Matt
Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Julia Stiles, and Riz
Ahmend.
Volcano—believable, realistic—works with good special effects and a casting
mix that seems comfortable and at ease in their assigned roles and with each
other. Tommy Lee Jones and Don Cheadle drive the story. This movie is a very
good example of a lower grade, good to fair script that the cast takes and
makes the end product better than it had the potential to be. That is called
movie making and it has been done well here. The cast made a substantial presentation
that is not only worth watching but deserves its place in the home video
library when one is desiring a good disaster movie. This movie works its theme
well.
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A volcano erupts in Los Angeles and
creates mayhem and destruction.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director Mick Jackson
for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Neal Moritz and Andrew Davis for
making the film possible. Cast includes: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby
Hoffmann, Don Cheadle, and Keith David.
The Fugitive—all around good watch—has been so well written that it becomes a
classic example of how to build a ‘man on the run’ story. The film is intense
and involves the audience’s emotion to the point that desire builds throughout the movie
for the main character to survive and have a good outcome. Part of that is due to
the wise choice to cast Harrison Ford against Tommy Lee Jones. Watch for Joe Pantoliano, one of those rare actors who can play any part
well, in this film. This movie becomes the prequel that leads to U.S. Marshals.
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A
surgeon is accused of killing his wife and sentenced to death.
Additional
Thanks
Thank
you to Director Andrew Davis for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Arnold
Kopelson for making the film possible. Cast includes: Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee
Jones, Sela Ward, Joe Pantoliano, Andreas Katsulas, and Jeroen Krabbé
.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. This crime/thriller film is a great watch
and re-watch. This film earns its respect.
Ad Astra—excellent casting with Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, and Donald
Sutherland—runs slowly to the point that the good presentation seems squandered.
The conclusion ends on a solemn note which is unexpected, but it ends well. The
special effects for the space scenes are not as good as the 2013 movie Gravity
with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney but the depth of space is enjoyable to
see…spectacular.
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Storyline
An astronaut goes to rescue his father and finish
his father’s mission.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director James Gray
for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy
Kleiner, James Gray, Anthony Katagas, Rodrigo Teixeira, and Arnon Milcan.
Cast includes: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, and Donald
Sutherland.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe. Brad Pitt’s acting is good, and the story
is well-written. The presentation is good. The movie runs slowly.
Batman Forever features
Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, and Val Kilmer to tell its story. Despite its
great cast, the story is difficult to get through due to poor timing and meager
reliance on good transitioning between scenes. This creates a distinct ‘jittery,
mixed-up feeling’ that steadily builds a desire to stop the film and watch something
else. Director Joel Schumacher’s choice of Tommy Lee Jones for the Harvey Dent/Two Face character proves less effective in this moviethanDirector Christopher Nolan’s use of Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two Face
in The Dark Knight film. Interestingly, this lack
of effect seems to revolve, not just in the acting, but around the makeup department. Batman Forever retains the original half green face for Two Face whileThe Dark Knight’s makeup department tosses the half green
face in favor of a phenomenal use of rotting flesh that reveals teeth and bone, an amazing improvement over the traditional face. The Riddler, in this
film, seems to dominate the scenes which becomes a natural outcome of choosing
Jim Carrey to portray this character. It will be interesting to see what Christopher
Nolan or Zack Snyder can do with that character in future films.
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Batman
(Val Kilmer) has opportunity to battle the Riddler (Jim Carrey) and the
criminal Two Face (Tommy Lee Jones).
Additional Thanks
Thank
You to Director Joel Schumacher for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive
Producers Benjamin Melniker and Michael E. Uslan for making the film possible.
Additional characters/cast include: Bruce Wayne (Val Kilmer), Harvey Dent
(Tommy Lee Jones), Dr. Edward Nygma (Jim Carrey), Dr. Chase Meridian (Nicole
Kidman), Robin/Dick Grayson (Chris O’Donnell), Alfred Pennyworth (Michael
Gough), Commissioner James Gordon (Pat Hingle), Sugar (Drew Barrymore), Spice
(Debi Mazar), and Gossip Gerty (Elizabeth Sanders).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe.
The movie enlarges Robin’s personality as he relates to Batman, which is a rather
interesting enhancement of the ongoing Batman story. The film narrowly serves the ‘I love
Batman club’ more than the overall movie audience seeking action entertainment.
The Company Men—is a well written, suitable story. The first ¾ of the film is not high quality in portrayal or acting. But
the last 30 to 40 minutes pick up pace and quality. The presentation is suitable/okay.
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Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck) loses his
corporate position, can’t find another comparable position, and downsizes to a
manual labor job working for brother-in-law, Jack Dolan (Kevin Costner), who
builds houses for a living. After losing home, cars, and credit standing, Bobby’s
wife returns to work to supplement family income. The reduced lifestyle
requires the Walker family to return to the parental home.
Additional Thanks
Thank
you to Director John Wells for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive
Producer Barbara A. Hall for making the film possible. Additional
characters/cast include: Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck), Gene McClary (Tommy Lee
Jones), Phil Woodward (Chris Cooper), Gail (Suzanne Rico), Rittenour (Kent
Shocknek), Carol (Adrianne Krstansky), Ken (Lewis D. Wheeler), ane (Celeste
Oliva), and Conal (Tom Kemp).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. Even
though it is a bit slow, it is worth watching.
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