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Serendipity is a romantic comedy from British director Peter Chelsom (Hear My Song, The Mighty) that pairs quirky, likable John Cusack with rising star Kate Beckinsale. All of the usual adjectives apply: sweet, cute, delightful, romantic, etc. Alas...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-10-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: ROMANCE/COMEDY
Director: Peter Chelsom
Cast: John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Piven, ...
Since they burst upon the motion picture scene with Dumb and Dumber, the Farrelly Brothers, Bobby and Peter, have been known as the Kings of Vulgar Comedy. So, given the Farrellys' reputation and a title with the word "shallow" in it, one might ea...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-11-09
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black, Jason Alexander, ...
Dreamworks Pictures' wonderful, whimsical Shrek proves to be the latest family film to live up to its billing. With its blend of high adventure, light romance, and double-layered dialogue (which will take on a slightly different meaning for the un...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-05-18
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Cast: (voices) Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, ...
To animators across the world, Hayao Miyazaki is a god. Within the animation community, his work is revered, and fans of “anime” (Japanese animation) await each new Miyazaki film with the same degree of ill-concealed impatience as displayed by...
U.S. Release Date: 2002-09-20
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: (voices) Daveigh Chase, Jason Marsden, Suzanne Pleshette, ...
A long time ago in a strange place called Hollywood, a theatrical cut of a movie was considered to be the director's cut. Now, with the advent of DVDs and the proliferation of special editions, numerous big-budget (and some not-so-big-budget) moti...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-11-01
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Stephen Collins, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, ...
Note to readers: this review contains spoilers. While I do not believe that the revelation of certain plot points will damage the overall viewing experience, those who wish to see Sweet November without having previous knowledge of key elements wo...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-02-16
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA/ROMANCE
Director: Pat O'Connor
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Jason Isaacs, ...
"You know what the problem with Hollywood is - they make shit." It is with that statement - not profound, but undeniably true - that Swordfish opens. And, while this movie isn't going to convince anyone that the major studios have suddenly turn...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-06-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity,Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: ACTION/THRILLER
Director: Dominic Sena
Cast: John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, ...
It's not Casablanca, or even Die Hard, for that matter. But then no one expected it to be. What Tomb Raider can claim is that it's the best computer game-turned-motion picture to date. A backhanded compliment? To be sure, but at least the exper...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-06-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Simon West
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, Iain Glen, ...
Arriving in theaters two weeks late but otherwise unscathed is Antoine Fuqua's Training Day, the story of an idealistic young cop who gets a hard lesson about life in the streets from a veteran. Shining with the star power of Denzel Washington (pla...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-10-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Anthony Fuqua
Cast: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn
Vanilla Sky (the name refers to a painting by Monet) is the quirkily titled American remake of the 1997 Spanish language feature, Open Your Eyes. Like its predecessor, Vanilla Sky is a mind-bending excursion across genres - a warped fairy tale tha...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-12-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: FANTASY/ROMANCE
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Kurt Russell, ...