Tag Archives: Jamie Lee Curtis

Drowning Mona - 1/2*

Posted on March 3, 2000 by Madeleine Williams

Nick Gomez directs this darkly comic mystery about the murder of a small town matriarch. Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, Neve Campbell, Casey Affleck, Peter Dobson, William Fichtner, Marcus Thomas and Jamie Lee Curtis star. Capsule Review: What was the cast … Continue reading →

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Virus - 1/2*

Posted on January 15, 1999 by Madeleine Williams

You always have to be careful with the initial releases of any calendar year. January is a traditional dumping ground in which the studios release films that they don’t believe are good enough to even merit a shot at getting … Continue reading →

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Halloween H20 - 1/2*

Posted on August 5, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Michael Myers is back (yawn), and, oooh, aren’t we scared. This seventh entry into the Halloween series has eschewed its traditional numeral in favor of the more cryptic H20 (it’s been 20 years since the original Halloween…get it?) However, don’t … Continue reading →

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Fierce Creatures - * * *

Posted on January 24, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

Fierce Creatures is a wryly hillarious comedy that’s not a sequel, but from the same team of actors behind A Fish Called Wanda. Kevin Kline stars as media mogul Rod McCain who buys a small British zoo. Soon, a bumbling … Continue reading →

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House Arrest - * 1/2*

Posted on August 14, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

House Arrest, although seemingly a well intentioned comedy, is overly simplistic and falls flat. Janet and Ned Beindorf (Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Pollak) are separating after 18 years of marriage. Their children, Grover and Stacy, are distraught and hatch … Continue reading →

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