An action movie aims to create tense, tightly packed action in under three hours. When Paul Greengrass directs, the action isn't created so much as it's caught on camera. After the second film, there wasn't much of a story left to tell, so "The Bourne Ultimatum" delves into Jason Bourne's history.
In what feels like a luxurious, classy yet trendy hotel downtown, the amusing trio behind "Hot Rod" reclines comfortably under a gleaming cabana. Flipping through the San Diego Comic-Con pamphlet, Patrick Swayze is a sickly green color. He stares blankly upward from the T-shirt of Andy Samberg as the comedian nods mindlessly.
After nearly 20 years, the Simpson family has finally made its big screen debut in "The Simpsons Movie." While die-hard fans of the show will no doubt love the film's familiar sense of humor, the average moviegoer is left wanting more: A movie that fills the big screen with a more complex, interesting story worth the steep ticket price.
The room is dark, a purple haze of cigarette smoke hangs languidly in the air, men are shifting nervously in their seats with anticipation at who the next dancer will be. Will she be a vision from their wildest dreams? Or will it be ... Lindsay Lohan? Sadly, it is the latter.
