Directed by: Stephen Frears. Starring: John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black. Runtime: 1h 53 min. Released: March 31, 2000. This is a review of a classic music film, Stephen Frears’ High Fidelity, from someone who doesn’t live and breathe music. Music’s everywhere but most of the music I come across, it’s from film. I don’t … Continue reading 29 Days of Romance, Review #22: High Fidelity (2000)
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Mom’s Got a Date with a Vampire (2000)
Mom’s Got a Date with a Vampire. Released: October 13, 2000. Directed by: Steve Boyum. Starring: Matt O’Leary, Laura Vandervoot, Caroline Rhea. Runtime: 1h 25 min. I’ve watched two Disney Channel Original Movies lately (the other being Under Wraps) and they both open with a movie-within-a-movie. For this one, Mom’s Got a Date with a … Continue reading Mom’s Got a Date with a Vampire (2000)
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Released: May 24, 2000. Directed by: John Woo. Starring: Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton. Runtime: 2h 3 min. This review contains a few spoilers. In Mission: Impossible II, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is rudely called away from his rock-climbing vacation for a new mission. His mission’s in Sydney, Australia where he must destroy a genetically … Continue reading Mission: Impossible II (2000)
X-Men (2000)
Released: July 14, 2000. Directed by: Bryan Singer. Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen. Runtime: 104 min. Bryan Singer brings some great direction to the first film in the X-Men franchise. He directs some action scenes with a great intensity. Opening with a great scene for the character of Magneto (the film's main antagonist), … Continue reading X-Men (2000)
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie – Rugrats II (2000)
Released: November 17, 2000. Directed by: Stig Bergqvist, Paul Demeyer. Starring: Christine Cavanaugh, Susan Sarandon, John Lithgow. Runtime: 78 min. The Rugrats travel to Paris, France, where Chuckie hopes to find a new mother and keep his father from marrying an evil business woman. I think this is a smart film because it's effectively simplistic, … Continue reading Rugrats in Paris: The Movie – Rugrats II (2000)
Little Nicky (2000)
Released: November 10, 2000. Directed by: Steven Brill. Starring: Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Rhys Ifans. Runtime: 90 min. I'm not sure why I give Dennis Dugan a hard time as a director. It isn't that he's a poor director; it's just that the movies he directs are usually brought down its poor writing. But Steven … Continue reading Little Nicky (2000)
Erin Brockovich (2000) Review
Erin Brockovich Release Date: March 17, 2000 Director: Steven Soderbergh Stars: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart Runtime: 131 min Tagline: She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees. Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) is an unemployed single mother, who has hit a bad streak of unemployment. She gets in … Continue reading Erin Brockovich (2000) Review