… a sense of humor comes into play, breaking all of that tension down for what amounts to pure camp.

City Island is filled with assumptions, gorgeous location shooting, and various breakdowns.

Surely the film world would be better if not another Nicholas Sparks novel were turned into a film.

The first hour or so of Ghost Writer is peppered with shards of humor, witty writing in an attempt to lighten the mood. It remains uneasy even with the laughs.

Through the course of the film, you become immersed in their world, their problems, and their accomplishments.

It wraps up too easily, but does a lot of good work before that, enough to generate a few tears.

At times, it is a bit much, overdone, and even gaudy, although there is a reason for it.

Hilary Swank carries an uncanny resemblance to the famed female pilot in a film that pushes the audience into the story with hardly an introduction.

Fuqua hardly paints the NYPD in a positive light. Everyone involved here seems corrupt or only caring for themselves.

Sold on scenes of massive battles, Warlords almost certainly gained a US release based on the popularity of another Chinese war epic, Red Cliff.