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joris-bosboom
Reviews
Foolproof (2003)
Refreshingly original
A surprisingly fresh action thriller with a comic edge. David Suchet steals the show as the cold gangster Leo 'The Touch' Gillette. But the (to me until this movie unknown) trio Ryan Reynolds, Kristin Booth and Joris Jarsky hook on to his -as always superb- level of acting, and with success.
The story is refreshingly original, and contains so many turns that any word on the content would be a spoiler, so I'd say: see for yourself!
This movie breaths a non-Hollywood atmosphere (it is Canadian), and that also was one of the assets for me. No 'over-the-top' action scenes, and yet very rich of action, it took me to the edge of my seat several times.
Moscow Heat (2004)
Poor & Pathetic
This movie is a vehicle for Schwarzenegger-clone Alexander Nevsky. His charisma however is insufficient to lift this movie above the level of its poor script. He has little to add to his Arnie-act.
Michael York is quite pathetic as the begging diplomat. Watching him revisit his D'Artagnan-act from the time that he was a better actor made me feel uneasy. Come on, you can do better than that!
The story is full of holes and unexplained relations; top of this bill is the informer of Vlad, who sounds like an American woman, but from the context appears to be working for a Russian government-department.
Although the story takes place well after the end of the Communist-regime, all the Russian characters are still very communist-like. In contradiction to that, Vlad is allowed to drive a pimped up all utility vehicle as police-car. The action scenes are poorly shot and therefore lack dynamics.
Not a must see movie...