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The Bourne Supremacy
Matt Damon is a superb action hero but he spends too much time alone in this sequel.
"...brow. Damon’s still good, an efficient and effective thinking-man’s action hero; it’s simply that his unbearably terse Bourne is..."

July 23, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Showtime
"...reason to slap down eight bucks for this limp action/comedy, but then, it's difficult not to want to avert..."

March 22, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Time and Tide
"...Don't get me wrong: Van Damme is a terrific action man … for me to poop on, as Triumph..."

July 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Exit Wounds
"...the screen as a leading man in his own action-star vehicles for several years following his diminishing box-office success..."

March 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gone in Sixty Seconds
"...am a fan of that dizzying breed of summer action film that knocks the wind out of your sails,..."

June 9, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chill Factor
"...follows suit with its annual inventory dump of duff action movies that didn't quite make the grade for midsummer..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Knock Off
"...whining about the need for more originality in the action movie genre should pay a little more heed to..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Mercury Rising
"...big plate of meat and potatoes. As the archetypal action hero Everyman, Willis has taken to expanding his palette..."

April 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Set It Off
This action-heist drama about four young African-American women from L.A.'s housing projects is as much a story about friendship as a story about crime.
"...of bank robbers you find yourself rooting for. This action-heist drama about four young African-American women from L.A.'s housing..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Supercop
"...As surrealistic as it might seem, the most enjoyable action film currently playing in American theatres is a four-year-old,..."

July 26, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Adventurers
"...effort, The Adventurers -- a less-than-perfect, but adequately entertaining action/melodrama that overcomes its clichéd plotting thanks to some nice..."

March 22, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Executive Decision
"...give up on this seemingly sorry excuse for an action movie, the picture does an about-face in a matter..."

March 22, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Specialist
"...it. Liberally adapted from John Shirley's Specialist series of action-adventure novels, Llosa's film posits Sly as a mysterious ex-armed..."

Oct. 14, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
This one hails from back in the day when James Cameron and ILM still had something to prove.
"...$88 million, I don't need to tell you the action scenes are fantastic. What is notable, though, is the..."

July 5, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Silent Night
The action's too familiar in John Woo's gimmicky revenge flick
"...Over the last decade, stuntmen have taken over the action industry, and the visual tropes they employ – straight..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Matrix Resurrections
Overly talky, shoddy action ... but at least it's a Matrix movie, right?
"...contend with being a sincere continuation of a revolutionary action trilogy. For as fun and surprising as it is..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Underwater
Neo-creature feature is a soggy mess
"...say that William Eubank’s Underwater is as incomprehensible an action movie as I’ve ever seen in theatres...."

Jan. 17, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Gemini Man
It's Will Smith vs. a younger Will Smith
"...Man to be a charmingly melancholic approach to an action movie. There’s a scene in the middle of the..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Aladdin
Another needless Disney remake buoyed on nostalgia and a handful of charming performances
"...Disney movie from the past three decades has a live-action adaptation. Before Aladdin, there was The Jungle Book and..."

May 24, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Danger One
Less Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, more shrug shrug, meh meh
"...not good news, but news nonetheless. Danger One, an action-comedy from Steffen Schlachtenhaufen (writer of pitch-black comedy Would You..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Spy Who Dumped Me
Kunis and McKinnon run to Europe, but forget to pack jokes
"...So when I say the instantly forgettable action-comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me is fine, I guess..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tommy's Honour
Lacking biopic on the game of golf
"...sports film, Tommy’s Honour does little to enliven the action or competitive tension...."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Tom Cruise isn't having any fun in this boilerplate actioner
"...Herskovitz, and Richard Wenk, Never Go Back is boilerplate action-thriller, filmed with an anonymous style and scripted so that..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Green sewer-dwellers battle purple ooze. Big, dumb fun
"...back in 1984 thinks that this slick, colorful, nonstop action and pizza extravaganza is, to put it mildly, “kickass.”..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown
Can the WWE make an action star out of Dean Ambrose?
"...world's biggest wresting promotion, wants a slice of the action movie pie...."

Dec. 30, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Being Evel
Evel Knievel rides again in this retrospective doc
"...gravity-defying bravado-cum-stupidity – had an outsized influence on America’s action-oriented cultural psyche. Everyone from Johnny Knoxville (a producer of..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tomorrowland
Seeming more like a calculation than a flight of fancy, this adventure tale has both hits and misses
"...to applaud and much to knock in this Disney action adventure. Tomorrowland breaks the mold and becomes something quite..."

May 22, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Big Hero 6
Witty charm, lively animation, and a swift pace help this animated superhero story rise a cut above.
"...sense of visual distinction to the proceedings, with the action sequences – among them a spirited car chase and..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Going 'Commando' With Mark Lester
Director brings Arnie's first real acting role to Austin
"...Terminator, he'd done Conan, but he wasn't really an action star." It was their madcap action flick Commando that..."

April 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Homefront
This Jason Statham actioner is mostly predictable, but throws a few curveballs and ends up being surprisingly entertaining.
"...A throwback to an older style of action thriller, Homefront’s script by Sylvester Stallone (which he originally..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

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