Critiqal» Brett Ratner http://critiqal.com Everybody is a critiq - we just happen to like sharing our opinions. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:46:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 After The Sunset (2004) http://critiqal.com/after-the-sunset-2004/5333/ http://critiqal.com/after-the-sunset-2004/5333/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:14:55 +0000 Reid Currier http://critiqal.com/?p=5333 Plot: Two master thieves, Max Burdett (Brosnan) and his beautiful accomplice Lola (Hayek) are finally retiring to Paradise. But Stan (Harrelson), the FBI agent who has spent years trailing Max, thinks that Max and Lola are actually plotting to steal the third Napoleon diamond that is scheduled to arrive on the island as part of a touring cruise ship exhibition. ]]> http://critiqal.com/after-the-sunset-2004/5333/feed/ 0 Rush Hour 3 (2007) http://critiqal.com/rush-hour-3-2007/621/ http://critiqal.com/rush-hour-3-2007/621/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:05:42 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/reviews/rush-hour-3-2007/621/ Plot: Tucker and Chan reprise their roles for a third time as LAPD Detective James Carter and Chinese Chief Inspector Lee respectively. This time around, the two must travel to Paris to battle a wing of the Chinese organized crime family, the Triads.]]> http://critiqal.com/rush-hour-3-2007/621/feed/ 0 Rush Hour 2 (2001) http://critiqal.com/rush-hour-2-2001/739/ http://critiqal.com/rush-hour-2-2001/739/#comments Thu, 31 May 2007 13:42:37 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/reviews/dvd/rush-hour-2-2001/739/ Plot: Reunited in Hong Kong, Det. Inspector Lee (Chan) and Det. Carter (Tucker) are looking forward to a vacation. But, when a bomb explodes at the American Embassy, they suddenly find themselves smack in the middle of another case, this one involving a beautiful assassin (Ziyi) and a mysterious mobster (Yulin).
 
]]> http://critiqal.com/rush-hour-2-2001/739/feed/ 0 Rush Hour (1998) http://critiqal.com/rush-hour-1998/738/ http://critiqal.com/rush-hour-1998/738/#comments Wed, 30 May 2007 13:34:21 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/reviews/dvd/rush-hour-1998/738/ Plot: A Chinese diplomat's daughter has been kidnapped. LAPD Detective Carter (Tucker) is attached to the FBI for this case with a very special assignment: keep visiting Chinese police detective Lee (Chan) as far from the case as possible. Feeling used, Carter decides he's going to break this thing wide open.
 
]]> http://critiqal.com/rush-hour-1998/738/feed/ 0 X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) http://critiqal.com/x-men-the-last-stand-2006/275/ http://critiqal.com/x-men-the-last-stand-2006/275/#comments Sun, 28 May 2006 02:48:55 +0000 Reid Currier http://pezxpress.com/2006/05/27/x-men-iii-the-last-stand-2006-review/ Plot: A "cure" for mutants has been found, and is being offered to mutants at clinics. Fearing that "voluntary cures" is only the beginning, Magneto (McKellen) and his Brotherhood of Mutants intend to stop it before all mutants are "cured". His only obstacle? The X-Men. But, is Magneto the real threat, or will the X-Men suffer more at the hands of an old friend? Based on the Marvel Comic characters.]]> http://critiqal.com/x-men-the-last-stand-2006/275/feed/ 0 Red Dragon (2002) http://critiqal.com/red-dragon-2002/1135/ http://critiqal.com/red-dragon-2002/1135/#comments Sun, 06 Apr 2003 20:16:34 +0000 Reid Currier Adaptation]> Crime/Gangster]> Suspense/Horror]> Remake]> Thriller]> http://themindschewtoy.com/?p=1135 Plot: After capturing Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter (Hopkins), Special Agent Will Graham (Norton) has taken some time off from the police biz. His captain (Keitel) asks him to look into a new killer, which the tabloids have named the "Tooth Fairy", who has killed two entire families so far. His investigation stumps him, so he turns to the one person he knows can help - Hannibal.]]> http://critiqal.com/red-dragon-2002/1135/feed/ 0