"Motorsportfilme zählen nicht gerade zu den Klassikern der Filmgeschichte. In diesem Sinne macht auch Driven keine Ausnahme und reiht sich neben Grand Prix, Le Mans, Bobby Dearfield und Days of Thunder ein. Alle genannten Filme (speziell Le Mans) überzeugen durch spektakuläre Rennszenen. Unter der Regie von Renny Harlin, erfüllt auch Driven, aus der Feder von Coproduzent und Hauptdarsteller Sylvester Stallone, in dieser Beziehung die Erw ..."
"Man muss ein wenig Geduld haben mit dieser alles andere als gradlinigen, ständig seltsame Kapriolen schlagenden Komödie. Aber am Ende wird man dafür mit einer doch recht unterhaltsamen Geschichte belohnt. Allerdings ist eine gewisse Nachsicht absolut notwendig, denn die erste halbe Stunde des Films verheißt eine filmische Katastrophe von wahrhaft riesigem Ausmaß. Matthew Perry spielt einen in Montreal lebenden, überaus zurückhaltenden ..."
"Call this an Irish family reunion, onscreen and off. The brothers Quinn--debuting writer-director Paul, actor Aidan, and cinematographer extraordinaire Declan--pooled their talents on a movie about a middle-aged schoolteacher (James Caan) who makes a pilgrimage back to the Ould Sod, where he hopes to discover the truth about his mysterious dad. What he digs up, in flashback, is a Romeo-Juliet love affair blighted by class, religion ..."
"The idea behind Tycus is one of those high-concept brainstorms that can restore your faith in no-budget filmmaking: Rip off the "astral body racing to destroy Earth" scenario of Deep Impact and Armageddon, but replace the chest-thumping heroics and patriotism of those films with a touch of X-Files-lite paranoia. That the film fails to deliver on its premise is unfortunate, if not very surprising. Sleepy-eyed, bulked-up Peter Onorati sta ..."
"Heist (DVD)Academy Award winner Gene Hackman stars as a master thief forced to return to a life he thought he'd left behind--to pull off one last Heist. In this taut thriller written and directed by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner David Mamet, penniless Joe Moore (Hackman) must do one more job for the fence (Danny DeVito) who has betrayed and blackmailed him. But this will be his most daring holdup ever--stealing a shipment of Swi ..."
"Art Of War ist der erste Actionfilm mit einem Helden, der für die Vereinten Nationen arbeitet; die UN Covert Operation Unit, um genau zu sein. Wer hätte geglaubt, dass es eine solche Einheit überhaupt gibt? Wesley Snipes (Passagier 57) spielt Shaw, den Topmann der Einheit, der keine Angst davor hat, sich mehrere Stockwerke hinab vom Sims eines Wolkenkratzers auf den eines anderen fallen zu lassen. Als der chinesische Botschafter ermord ..."
"Whole Ten Yards, The (DVD) (WS)This sequel to the $55 million-plus box-office success is written by Mitchell Kapner ("Romeo Must Die") and directed by Howard Deutch ("Grumpier Old Men," "The Great Outdoors," TV's "Gleason"). Retired hitman Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski is spending his days compulsively cleaning his house and perfecting his culinary skills when he's pulled back into the mayhem by the return of Oz begging for Jimmy's help in ..."
"Action superstar Steven Seagal is back in this nonstop thrill ride! When the governor of Tokyo is murdered, it falls on ex-CIA agent Travis Hunter to track down the responsible terrorists. However, the plot to kill the Governor is only the beginning of a web of corruption and violence. Hunter discovers a plan by a rising Yakuza leader to build an enormous drug-dealing network with the Chinese Mafia. With time running out and the Yakuza ..."
"Wesley Snipes portrays the drug-addicted Fletcher in this gripping urban odyssey about the struggle of a young man who goes by the name of Zig Zag. The abusive Fletcher, in debt to the mob and fearing for his life, forces his son to start paying rent or threatens he'll end up on the street. Desperate and afraid, Zig Zag steals from the safe at his low-paying job. But his plan backfires and when he comes under attack, he turns to his onl ..."
"Der junge Schriftsteller Alex hat ein Problem. Er hat 100.000 Dollar Spielschulden bei einem ungeduldigen Kredithai, der ihm seine reichlich ungemütlichen Geldeintreiber auf den Hals hetzt. Die lassen zunächst Alex' Laptop in Flammen aufgehen, bevor sie ihn kopfüber aus dem Fenster hängen. Mit Müh und Not kann der angehende Pulitzer-Preisträger die Grobiane auf einen weiteren Monat vertrösten, nur müsste er bis dahin seinen neuesten Rom ..."
"A CIA agent (Modine) and Clemens, a super intelligent chimp trained in martial arts, break out of a secret testing lab which turns primates into soldiers. With evil henchmen on their trail they go into hiding in the house of a local boy and his mother. Clemens is captured and the new friends team up to attempt a daring rescue. With hilarious animal antics and exciting action, Funky Monkey is fun the whole family can enjoy."
"Der junge Schriftsteller Alex hat ein Problem. Er hat 100.000 Dollar Spielschulden bei einem ungeduldigen Kredithai, der ihm seine reichlich ungemütlichen Geldeintreiber auf den Hals hetzt. Die lassen zunächst Alex' Laptop in Flammen aufgehen, bevor sie ihn kopfüber aus dem Fenster hängen. Mit Müh und Not kann der angehende Pulitzer-Preisträger die Grobiane auf einen weiteren Monat vertrösten, nur müsste er bis dahin seinen neuesten Rom ..."
"When his high powered brother is brutally murdered, Murray Wilson (Dolph Lundgren: "Johnny Mnemonic", "Universal Soldier"), a former boxer and San Francisco cop, launches his own investigation.
Rejecting the police theory that the murder is the work of a female prostitute, Wilson infiltrates the powerful underground world of political intrigue and illicit affairs. What he discovers is a twisted realm of sexual bondage and dark violenc ..."
"Writer-director David Mamet (House of Games, The Spanish Prisoner) applies his gift for con games to the world of politics with Spartan. A super-duper Secret Service agent (Val Kilmer, Wonderland) is assigned to find the kidnapped daughter of the President of the United States; was she kidnapped because of who she is, or as part of white slavery ring? Is she dead or alive? To find out the answers, Kilmer puts on disguises, engages in el ..."
"Two salesmen (Danny DeVito and Oscar winner Kevin Spacey) and a company researcher (Peter Facinelli) set up shop in a hotel suite in Wichita, Kansas, on a business trip. They hope to sell their particular brand of industrial lubricants to the elusive Mr. Fuller. Spacey and DeVito are seasoned pros, while Facinelli is excited about his first business trip. DeVito is going through some kind of mid-life crisis; Spacey is all about the sale ..."