Daily Archives: October 9, 1998

One Tough Cop - *

Posted on October 9, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

If you couldn’t tell by the title, One Tough Cop is about, well, one tough cop. It’s a by-the-numbers cop drama filled to the gills with generic characters, generic situations and generic dialogue. Stephen Baldwin stars as NYPD detective Bo … Continue reading →

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The Mighty - * * * 1/2*

Posted on October 9, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

The Mighty is a very good film, saddled with a very perplexing advertising campaign. Based upon Rodman Philbrick’s novel Freak the Mighty, someone somewhere apparently objected to the word ‘Freak’, which has been inexplicably jettisoned. To follow that up, the … Continue reading →

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Holy Man - *

Posted on October 9, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Billed as an Eddie Murphy comedy, viewers should beware of Holy Man. Though it does feature Eddie Murphy, there’s precious little comedy here in this tired romantic comedy set amid a television-age satire. GBSN (The Good Buy Shopping Network) is … Continue reading →

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