Starring: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway
Directed by: Roman Polanski
Plot: A private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with water.
But is it any good?
This had been on my must-see list for a long time, but I must admit to being a little disappointed. It has a […]
Starring: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman
Directed by: Luc Besson
Plot: a 12-year-old girl is befriended by a hitman after her family is gunned down and he teaches her his trade.
But is it any good?
All I knew about Léon (called The Professional in the US) before I watched it last night was that Natalie Portman did […]
Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw
Directed by: George Roy Hill
Plot: In 1930s Chicago, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker.
But is it any good?
I’m not a huge fan of crime capers and require them […]
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Starring: Robert Walker, Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Patricia Hitchcock (Hitch’s daughter)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Plot An upwardly-mobile young man meets a guy on a train, who suggests they “swap” murders - one wife, one father. Yuppie thinks the man is joking. He isn’t. Things get interesting.
But is it any good?
I love Hitchcock’s other big films like […]
