Tom H’s Film Reviews

866 Films have been rated or reviewed by Tom H.

Vantage Point (2008): Vantage Point is an assassination/conspiracy thriller that reveals its story through the eyes of a number of different witnesses, trying to keep the audience guessing until each reveal. It's a cool idea, but not brilliantly executed.
Spirit, The (2008): Another Miller graphic novel, brought to life in the same fashion as Sin City, this has a dark visual style which is strangely offset by its very comic characters and B–grade one–liner dialogue. Still, there is some mindless fun to be had.
Hitman (2007): Hitman could have been so much better had it played out more like Nikita or Leon, in a structured 'origins' fashion. Instead, after the first couple of minutes it turns into a mindless actioner with some fun but generic action scenes and little else.
Max Payne (2008): Max Payne is one of the few video game stories that could have successfully been translated to film. Instead, this is a typical style–over–substance affair that wishes it was noir. Highlights are an office shootout and an extreme slow–mo shotgun blast.; Blu-Ray $34.95
Taking Of Pelham 123, The (2009): Again, a very Tony Scott affair, with Washington in lead alongside Travolta (who has proven he can play a bad–guy), and an against–the–clock premise which means that the action flows fast and slick.
Deja Vu (2006): Tony Scott is still using his unique style to tell a gripping story – again with frontman Washington – this time with some sci–fi elements and the investigation of a terrorist plot. Fast–paced as ever, Scott knows how to entertain.
Jumper (2008): A fun sci–fi premise, if a little too quirky, that has plenty of excuse for the globe–trotting action, this remains a poorly scripted and hollow affair that may (or may not) provide you some entertainment.
Defiance (2008): There is a great and noble story to be told somewhere within here, but the Hollywood 'style' gets in the way.
30 Days of Night (2007): Stylish, very bloody vampire flick filmed in NZ, this is heavy on the horror and suspense, with less attention paid to story or vampire lore. Not groundbreaking, but entertaining.
I Am Legend (2007): A hard film to rate, given this feels like 2 entirely different films: The first half is a suspenseful and emotional lone–survivor tale, while the second is a zombie actioner. Still superb visually, and a decent adaptation of the Matheson novel.

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