Paycheck (2003)
Directed by: John Woo
Starring: Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman, Paul Giamatti, Michael C. Hall
Rated: PG-13 for Intense Action Violence and Brief Language
Running Time: 1 h 59 m
TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Concept, Some Action
WEAKNESSES: Direction, Lack of Sublety
A reverse engineer whom has had his memory wiped finds himself in a deadly chase. Using an envelope of clues, he tries to puzzle together who is after him and why.
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Freddy vs Jason (2003)
Directed by: Ronny Yu
Starring: Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger, Paula Shawn, Kelly Rowland, Jason Ritter
Rated: R for Pervasive Strong Horror Violence/Gore, Gruesome Images, Sexuality, Drug Use and Language
Running Time: 1 h 37 m
TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: It’s Kinda Funny
WEAKNESSES: Writing, Directing, Story, Acting
Freddy Krueger tricks Jason Voorhees into killing a slew of teenagers for his own personal reasons, but when Jason finds out he’s been duped, he turns his machete towards the gloved-killer.
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Kill Bill Vol 2 (2004)
Directed By: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Julie Dreyfus, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shin'ichi Chiba, Michael Madsen
Rated: R
Run Time: 1h 51m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
Strengths: Editing, Choreography, Characters, Dialogue, Soundtrack
Weakness: None
The Bride was murdered by Bill on her wedding day, or so he thought. Now, the former assassin has woken from her coma and is out for revenge against the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad who ruined her life and then, finally, she is going to kill Bill.
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Kill Bill Vol 1 (2003)
Directed By: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Julie Dreyfus, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shin'ichi Chiba, Michael Madsen
Rated: R
Run Time: 1h 51m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
Strengths: Editing, Choreography, Action Sequences, Dialogue, Soundtrack
Weakness: None
The Bride was murdered by Bill on her wedding day, or so he thought. Now, the former assassin has woken from her coma and is out for revenge against the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad who ruined her life and then, finally, she is going to kill Bill.
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Memories of Murder (2003)
Directed by: Bong Joon-Ho
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Sang-kyung Kim, Roe-ha Kim
Rated: NR (TMM Suggested R for Strong Violence and Disturbing Material)
Running Time: 2 h 12 m
TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Characters, Acting, Message
WEAKNESSES: Pacing During Second Act
“Memories of Murder” tells the true story of the Hwaseong Serial Killer as told from the perspective of the police officers working to catch him.
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Underworld (2003)
Directed by: Len Wiseman
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Shane Brolly
Rated: R for Strong Violence/Gore and Some Language
Running Time: 2 h 1 m
TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Action, Creature Design, World Building, Some Visual Effects
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Expositional Dialogue, Some Acting, Some Visual Effects, Early 2000s Cool
A vampire warrior becomes infatuated with a human that is sought after by her archenemies: the lycan.
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A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
Directed by: Jee-woon Kim
Starring: Soo-jung Lim, Kap-su Kim, Jung-ah Yum, Geun-young Moon
Rated: R for Some Violence and Disturbing Images
Running Time: 1 h 55 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Directing, Acting, Sound Design, Atmosphere
WEAKNESSES: Pacing
A family struggles to deal with a horrible tragedy.
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