Colombiana (2011)
Mix the revenge aspects of "Kill Bill" with the breakneck speed of "Taken", remove the style and tension and your left with this average revenge "Kickass chick" flick. Zoe Saldana of "Star Trek" fame kicks all sorts of ass as a 100lb trained killer, looking to avenge the deaths of her parents at the hands of Colombian Gangsters.
Some cool and inventive action sequences just about save this utterly unbelievable and formulaic action movie. The human drama, love sotry and character building subplots are laughably cliche.
Couldn't recommend it, but it is watchable. The female lead is cute but a little too slender to provide any real eye candy.
5.5/10
Swimming with Sharks (1994)
This one completely flew under the radar. Kevin Spacey plays the boss from hell, a monstrous movie mogul who hires a naive assistant and proceeds to make his life hell. Of course, the tables are eventually turned...
I've always been a little critical of Spacey for playing similar roles, the dry sarcastic mannerisms and speech seen in American beauty are in full force here. He is fantastic though and this movie, although low budget and fairly low key is enjoyable and funny. Very easy to watch.
6.5/10
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
Jason Scott Lee brilliantly portrays Bruce Lee's humble beginnings and rise to movie stardom. Absolutely love this film. Seen it a dozen times. Great soundtrack. I can't see how anyone could dislike this.
7.5/10
Minority Report (2002)
Underrated IMO. One of my favorite Sci-Fi flicks, Tom Cruise is great, high tension throughout. thought provoking story line (an interesting, often frightening glimpse into the future). We need more big budget movies of this quality hitting the cinemas nowadays.
8/10