There’s an admonition about not poking a bear – which means poking a mama bear whose mate and cub you’ve just killed might be a much worse idea.
Tag: Pierre Morel
Justice Featurette: Peppermint!
After a corrupt judge and dirty cops fail her when her husband and daughter are killed in a drive-by shooting, Riley North takes five years to turn herself into a machine and sets out to avenge them. Peppermint stars Jennifer Garner as Riley North and is directed by Pierre Morel (Taken). It opens on September […]
MOVIE REVIEW: From Paris With Love – Pierre Morel Zips Another One Past Us!
In baseball terms, Pierre Morel’s [Transporter 3, District B13] best pitch is the high, hard heater – the shoulder high fastball. His movies tend to start off with a bit of scene-setting and then shift into high gear for the rest of the ride. So it is with From Paris With Love – a movie […]
MOVIES: Sleek, Stylish and Slightly Skeevey, Taken Delivers The Goods!
A retired spy’s daughter is kidnapped to be sold as a sex slave [the slightly skeevey part]. The ex-spy hunts the men who kidnapped her. As premises go, this one is simple, direct and a bit odd to find in a PG-13 film – but we are talking about a Luc Besson production, so maybe […]