| Vol XXXIV No. 103 |
Monday, March 19, 2001 |
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`The Mexican's' star power doesn't fulfill its potential
By GUNDER KEHOE
Scene Movie Critic
 With "The Mexican," Hollywood came close to making something memorable and different but, like Brad Pitt's character, they took a few wrong turns and ended up stranded on a desert wasteland, choking on dust. The film, starring Pitt and Julia Roberts, ... [more]
Two lesser known actors shine in the character-driven `You Can Count On Me'
By JUDE SEYMOUR
Scene Movie Critic
Simply put, "You Can Count on Me" represents, on many levels, the direction feature films should be heading toward. Written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan, the film throws its audience into a finite time in the lives of two main characters, ... [more]
British `Croupier' is a sure bet
By MATT NANIA
Scene Movie Editor
One can't learn much about director Mike Hodges from reading his resume. His debut, "Get Carter" (1971), is considered a gangster-thriller cult classic (the Sylvester Stallone remake was mediocre at best), and since then his choices have been curious, to put ... [more]
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