Neeson, who has established himself well
enough as an action hero, kicks ass yet again in this tense, edge - of - your seat film.
Not exact matches
The
Heroes Of Telemark — Decent
enough WW2
action film set in Norway
as the Allies try to blow up some Nazi reactors to prevent them from developing heavy water (necessary for an atomic bomb).
His best roles are the ones that harness that silliness, but even
as a dour
action hero, Jackman has
enough charisma to emerge with his dignity intact.
Starring Taraji P. Henson (who is terrific in the lead role), the most disappointing part of it is that the film didn't do well
enough to get Henson a follow - up,
as I really like her
as an
action hero.
Shane Black directed Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and that's
enough, but for those of you out there needing more credentials he also wrote Lethal Weapon, The Last
Action Hero and The Long Kiss Goodnight and each of those movies play perfectly into what Iron Man
as a franchise wants to accomplish.
As a prelude to next year's massive The Avengers, Captain America succeeds in introducing many of us to one of that film's key
heroes and does so with retro charm, efficient
action sequences, and
enough heart to care about the scenes in between all of the explosions.
Cruise does utterly convincing transformations from cocky / weasely PR flack to complete coward to
hero in a remarkably short amount of time (113 minutes)-- it's an unexpectedly compelling performance because this is a movie where Cruise could have devoted himself to the
action (
as only he can do) and just done
enough to get by elsewhere.
It celebrates working dogs, which are fit and healthy
enough to perform the jobs for which they were originally bred, such
as those in the Gamekeeper classes or which line up for the Police Dog Team Operational and Humanitarian
Action of the Year award, and it hails
hero dogs through the Friends for Life competition.