Bruce Willis Archive
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‘Red 2,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on July 19, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com One of those movies that worked much better than it deserved to, 2010’s “Red” offered action that was smart, funny and well-cast enough to make you forget just how […] -
‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on March 29, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com People often debate situational ethics: Under what circumstances would an unethical act be ethical? Always an intriguing question. But what about situational movie standards? We’re talking about whether there’s […] -
‘Olympus Has Fallen,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on March 22, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com A second-rate “Die Hard” knock-off with Gerard Butler playing the Bruce Willis role, “Olympus Has Fallen” is preposterously overblown, an action movie that seems to prove the old saying: […] -
‘A Good Day to Die Hard,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on February 15, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com According to box-office pundits, “A Good Day to Die Hard” (on further reference: “Die Hard 5”) will be the big box-office winner this holiday weekend. It will reassert Bruce […] -
What now, Arnold?
Posted on January 28, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Now that his first comeback movie has seriously bombed, what’s next for Arnold Schwarzenegger? I’m here to suggest that, in fact, “The Last Stand,” which opened to slim box […] -
‘Lay the Favorite,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on December 4, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com “Lay the Favorite” feels like it should be a better gambling movie – funnier, like “The Sting,” or more exciting like “The Cincinnati Kid.” But despite a cast that […] -
‘Looper,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on September 24, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Rian Johnson went dark noir via teen angst in his breakout film, “Brick,” then got all Wes Anderson in “The Brothers Bloom.” Now, with “Looper,” he thinks big – […] -
‘The Expendables 2,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on August 14, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com A sequel to Sylvester Stallone’s 2010 hail-Mary all-action-star effort to regain relevance at the box office, “The Expendables 2” may be the biggest, bloodiest and most willfully stupid film […] -
‘Moonrise Kingdom,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on May 22, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Is there anything headier, happier and more confusing than first love? Of course not. That sensation is captured perfectly in Wes Anderson’s “Moonrise Kingdom,” as wonderfully odd and formal […]