But he was still undervalued as an artist – for his ability to stage action, frame a scene (he often served as his own cinematographer) and give texture and realism to fanciful scenarios. Peter Hyams is one of the great underappreciated genre filmmakers, thanks to sturdily impressive movies like “Busting,” “Capricorn One,” “Outland” and “Running Scared.” Most of his movies made money. Now how can we get those missing 25 minutes reinstated? – Drew Taylor Elegantly staged and featuring a killer score by James Horner (combining western and electronic motifs with traditional orchestral music), “Another 48 Hrs.” isn’t the most memorable action sequel but it’s certainly sturdier than most of the franchise slop coming out of Hollywood these days. Once again directed by Walter Hill, one of the unsung auteurs of tough guy cinema, who wryly stages and executes the action, there isn’t the surprise that made the original so refreshing, but there certainly is the sizzle. But even if the final version is something of a muddle (supposedly entire characters and subplots were removed entirely), it’s still an entertaining muddle.
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Part of that is understandable a week before the movie was released, which once again reteams Murphy’s streetwise hustler with Nick Nolte’s hardened cop, Paramount cut 25 minutes from the runtime. Released eight years after the original film helped establish the buddy cop template and cemented Eddie Murphy as a big-time star (in his first movie, no less), “48 Hrs.” debuted to a much more muted response.
– Adam Chitwood “Another 48 Hrs.” Paramount Pictures The film is based on a true and controversial story, and while the sports angle is interesting, Pitt’s turn as a man filled with regret and shame hits you right in the gut. Directed by Bennett Miller and written by Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian, “Moneyball” charts former MLB flameout Billy Beane (Pitt) who’s now general manager of the Oakland Athletics and recruits a statistician with zero baseball experience (played by Jonah Hill in an Oscar-nominated performance) to help him shake up the team. – Drew Taylor “Moneyball” Sony Picturesīrad Pitt gives one of his best performances in the 2011 drama “Moneyball,” and you don’t need to know a thing about baseball to enjoy this Best Picture nominee. It might lack the bombast, but it’s got all the heart. But it’s also more measured and – dare we say it? – mature than you’re probably expecting, with characters looking back on their lives and wondering, Is that it? Yes, that’s it. Jackson are all amazing) and Tarantino’s snappy dialogue, smartly interpolating Leonard’s similar tone.
And a strong case could be made for “Jackie Brown.” For his much-anticipated follow-up to the zeitgeist-capturing (and Oscar-winning) “Pulp Fiction,” Tarantino chose an adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s 1992 novel “Rum Punch.” (It was his first and only movie based on a preexisting source.) Tarantino went to casting some of his heroes in the lead roles – Pam Grier, who made a name for herself starring in low-budget exploitation films for Roger Corman, plays the title role and Robert Forster, who appeared in cult favorites like “Alligator” and Disney’s misbegotten “The Black Hole.” It’s a twisty crime movie, for sure, with outstanding performers in supporting parts (Bridget Fonda, Robert De Niro, Michael Keaton and Samuel L. As we near Quentin Tarantino’s tenth and final film ( “The Movie Critic”), the debate will once again rage over which of QT’s movies is the very best.
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