Jeff's Reviews

Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

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French Kiss (1995)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

A silly, little road comedy. Good date movie. Meg Ryan is Meg Ryan. Everyone knows she’s very cute, but she’s got wonderful control of her eyes. She does this furrowed brow thing whenever she’s confused or overwhelmed (which Kristen Stewart tries to do without much success). Kline’s has marvelous expressions…

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Friday (1995)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Cheap production. It had its moments. Tucker was a hilarious character. Tragic story, though.

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Get Shorty (1995)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

A bridge between the classic, more subdued films of the older generation and the young, dark Tarantino movement. Nothing great about this one. Story is decent, comedy is decent, acting is decent.

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GoldenEye (1995)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Some good scenes (with that classic Bond flavor), some corny scenes. Some good special effects, some fake special effects. The intro sequence with the bike and plane was pretty good. More scenes like that would have made for a more exciting movie. The story needed a bit of work. It…

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Grumpier Old Men (1995)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Had its moments and one-liners, but not as funny or original as the first. The story runs a bit slow. It’s amazing that thay got the entire cast from the original movie together for the sequel. It’s a shame that that doesn’t happen very often with sequels. The blooper clips…

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Heat (1995)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Epic crime drama. Pace is leisurely, but characters are deep and interesting, acting is top-notch, and there is always forward motion. The moody score helps set the mood. Interesting look at good guys and bad guys. There’s really not much difference between them. is there? The coffee shop and shootout…

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Home for the Holidays (1995)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

The story and shallowness of characters reminded me of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. This film starts as a comedy then slowly shifts (not very smoothly) into a more serious movie. I liked it for the love story, not for the comedy. How many times has that Psycho shower scene been…

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Jade (1995)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

OK. A few really good scenes, especially those with cars. Weird ending. I think it might have been a bit better if it had cast a big-name star in one of the central roles. It seemed as if the film begged for someone to give it some acting flavor.

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Kids (1995)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Pretty nasty, but I got the message. Very much like Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho.

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The Last Supper (1995)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Tried to be a very deep philosophical and political piece, but it got old, approaching preachiness at points. Not enough of a movie. Maybe she should have just written a book. Implausible. Would these kids keep having people over after killing someone? Would these guests never tell anyone where they…

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