This attempt to reunite the stars of White Men Can't Jump will most likely be remembered as the movie that allegedly inspired a number of copycat arsons in the New York subway system. In other words, the movie itself is too perfunctory to be remembered for any other reason. Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes share their established chemistry as a pair of stepbrothers who work the subway detail as undercover detectives in the NYPD. Woody's a compulsive gambler with a huge debt problem to contend with, and he's also competing with his brother for the attentions of their new and beautiful partner (Jennifer Lopez), who's been assigned to join their investigation of the subway crimes. They're also supposed to guard the daily money train (so named because it contains each day's worth of subway fares), but Woody gets the bright idea that it might be the solution to his money woes. What follows is standard-issue action fare for the mid-1990s--lots of violence, excessive profanity, and attempts at witty banter between the co-stars to make it all seem more entertaining than it really is. You'd need to be a serious Harrelson, Snipes, or Lopez fan to add this movie to your collection. For anyone else, one viewing ought to be enough. --Jeff Shannon
Ronin is the Japanese word used for Samurai without a master. In this case, the Ronin are outcast specialists of every kind, whose services are available to everyone - for money.
Ronin is the Japanese word used for Samurai without a master. In this case, the Ronin are outcast specialists of every kind, whose services are available to everyone - for money.
Robert De Niro stars as an American intelligence operative adrift in irrelevance since the end of the Cold War--much like a masterless samurai, a.k.a. "ronin." With his services for sale, he joins a renegade, international team of fellow covert warriors with nothing but time on their hands. Their mission, as defined by the woman who hires them (Natascha McElhone), is to get hold of a particular suitcase that is equally coveted by the Russian mafia and Irish terrorists. As the scheme gets underway, De Niro's lone wolf strikes up a rare friendship with his French counterpart (Jean Reno), gets into a more-or-less romantic frame of mind with McElhone, and asserts his experience on the planning and execution of the job--going so far as to publicly humiliate one team member (Sean Bean) who is clearly out of his league. The story is largely unremarkable--there's an obligatory twist midway through that changes the nature of the team's business--but legendary filmmaker John Frankenheimer (Seconds, The Manchurian Candidate) leaps at the material, bringing to it an honest tension and seasoned, breathtaking skill with precision-action direction. The centerpiece of the movie is an honest-to-God car chase that is the real thing: not the how-can-we-top-the-last-stunt cartoon nonsense of Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon), but a pulse-quickening, kinetic dance of superb montage and timing. In a sense, Ronin is almost Frankenheimer's self-quoting version of a John Frankenheimer film. There isn't anything here he hasn't done before, but it's sure great to see it all again. --Tom Keogh
Memphis, Tennessee, 1972. Mac Conway and his friend Arthur have just returned home after serving in Vietnam. They reconnect with their families and try to find jobs. However, work is hard to come by for Vietnam vets. Conway gets contacted by a man known simply as The Broker. He recruits hitmen for assignments and believes that Conway would be ideal for this sort of work. Conway is reluctant, but is drawn in once he discovers that Arthur has already accepted a similar offer from The Broker. The Broker gives Conway a code name - Quarry.
The complete first season of the US crime drama based on the novels by Max Allan Collins. Logan Marshall-Green stars as US Marine Mac Conway who returns to his home in Memphis in 1972 after serving in the Vietnam War. Upon their arrival, Mac and his best friend and fellow Marine Arthur (Jamie Hector) are confronted by angry anti-war protestors, shunned by their families and struggle to reintegrate themselves back into society. Unable to find employment, the pair are approached by a mysterious figure known as The Broker (Peter Mullan) who offers them large sums of money to join his ranks of contracted killers. The episodes are: 'You Don't Miss Your Water', 'Figure Four', 'A Mouthful of Splinters', 'Seldom Realized', 'Coffee Blues', 'His Deeds Were Scattered', 'Carnival of Souls' and 'Nuco Chay Da Mon'.
Robert DeNiro and Philip Seymour Hoffman star in this drama about a hardened cop who suffers a heart attack and undertakes singing lessons from his transvestite neighbour to aid his recovery.
From the writers and directors of ER comes this action-packed drama about the people who serve in the emergency services on the 'third watch'. Episodes Comprise: 1.Welcome To Camelot 2.Anywhere But Here 3.Patterns 4.Hell Is What You Make of It 5.Responsible Parties 6.Sunny Like Sunshine 7.Impulse 8.History Of The World 9.Modern Designs For Better Living 10.Demolition Derby 11.Alone In A Crowd 12.Journey To The Himalayas 13.This Band Of Brothers 14.32 Bullets And A Broke
From the producer of The Collector and The Collection. In an attempt to land their own hunting TV show, Jake (Josh Stewart) and Stevie (Ronnie Gene Blevins) head to the dense, secluded mountains of West Virginia. Equipped with only their bow and cameras, they have three days to kill a monster Buck big enough to grab the attention of a TV network. Once they find the massive animal, they look to strike fast. But as the sun sets, they realise they're not alone. A supernatural force appears to be lurking in the vacant woods and now they're the ones being hunted Cast and Crew: Starring: Josh Stewart; Skipp Sudduth; Katherine Von Till Director: Josh Stewart Awards and Reviews: This movie made me scared to go back into the woods Jim Shockey, World Renowned Hunter Teeth grindingly scary one of the best horrors in recent years MJ Simpson (Urban Horrors)
In an attempt to land their own hunting TV show, Jake (Josh Stewart) and Stevie (Ronnie Gene Blevins) head to the dense, secluded mountains of West Virginia. Equipped with only their bow and cameras, they have three days to kill a monster Buck big enough to grab the attention of a TV network. Once they find the massive animal, they look to strike fast. But as the sun sets, they realise they're not alone. A supernatural force appears to be lurking in the vacant woods and now they're the ones being hunted.
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