Tubbs’s Film Reviews

8089 Films have been rated or reviewed by Tubbs.

Homicide (1991): Joe Mantegna's screen presence dominates throughout this well written screenplay.
Hurricane (Mission of Honor) (2018): A commercial dramatisation with the usual romantic sub plot padding out the screenplay.
Dire Straits, The Very Best of - Sultans of Swing (1977-1991): A solid compilation.
Shalako (1968): What is different is that half the characters in this western are European nobles. However as the nobles have a servant played by the great comedic actor Eric Sykes, it is possible that Eric has manoeuvred them onto the wrong film set.
12 O'Clock Boys (2013): Noisy bloody things.
Cameraperson (2016): The formatting of the autobiography is a bit frustrating – some segments wet the appetite and you need to connect it with the end credits to see more – on the other hand, other segments are boring but may not be so if seen in the original documentary.
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? (2009): Michael Shannon as the fruitcake heads a very good cast. I enjoyed the screenplay a bit more on this second viewing. The musical score helped.
Witches, The (1990): Angelica is worth the price of admission but there is also a strong supporting cast of character actors.
Still Life (Dong) (2006): The human characters are overwhelmed and are being pushed aside by the Three Gorges Dam project. The location shots using the river as a backdrop are outstanding.
Mission to Mars (2000): The special effects do not overwhelm but are used discerningly to support a screenplay, that although intelligent in its better segments, would have been improved if shorter and more focused.

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Tubbs’s Film Reviews