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Advantages: Great action movie
Disadvantages: none

...to front his small empire. Leon has only one friend, which happens to be a houseplant, until he inadvertently opens his door one day and his peaceful existence changes forever. One of his neighbours, a twelve year girl called Mathilda, (played by Natalie Portman) shows cause for concern when her father is involved with some corrupt DEA agents led by Norman Stansfield, (played by Gary Oldman), and she unintentionally turns to the French recluse ...
...the detailed motions of how Leon 'trains' Mathilda in the art of assassination, from long range sniper to close combat silent killing, for which Leon specialises in. But, Leon's abilities are tested as he realises his mind is not fully on his 'job' as he now has someone else to think about besides himself Before too long Mathilda is trying to take her revenge on Norman and his corrupt gang, causing the film to come to a brilliant and dramatic climate ... Read review

Advantages: great action packed movie
Disadvantages: none really

Director: Tony Scott Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Andrew Z.Davis, James W. Scotchdopole and Chad Oman. Writer: David Marconi Stars: Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jason Lee, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet, Scott Caan, Regina King and Jack Black. Released in late 1998 this movie starring the brilliant Will Smith and Gene Hackman creates a thriller of immense proportion with the story of a man whose easy life changes in a split second. **BRIEF PLOT** A team ...
...of a congressman and cover up the murder to make it look like a suicide, unbeknown to them is that the murder is witnessed and the evidence is about to become public knowledge. However, before going the public, the evidence falls into the hands of the unsuspecting attorney Robert Clayton Dean, (played by Will Smith), who is then pursued by NSA team under the orders of Thomas Reynolds, (played by Jon Voight). With Dean working on a case involving ... Read review

Advantages: Entertaining
Disadvantages: None really

...which is told from the vantage point of 8 different characters. Piece by piece, their viewpoints add new elements to the plot line, giving twists and turns to keep you interested until they all culminate with all of the characters being involved in the final scenes. It is set up in a similar way to the TV series "24", as the action is shown in real time. With each character, you find out a little bit more about the motivation and aim of various characters. ...
...be familiar faces in every scene. Matthew Fox plays Kent Taylor, a US security agent in awe of old timer Thomas Barnes, played by Dennis Quaid, who previously saved President Ashton's (played by William Hurt) life. Barnes is fighting some fierce demons after that assassination attempt, and the summit is his return to frontline duty. Howard, played by Forrest Whittaker is a tourist, spending time away from his family working out how to right some ... Read review

Advantages: great action/ thriller with Mad Mel
Disadvantages: none

...movie relied on the many conspiracy theories that were circling the globe to create a dramatic thriller of a movie. **BRIEF PLOT** New York cab driver Jerry Fletcher, (played by Mel Gibson), is a conspiracy theory nut. Unfortunately, his mentality is in question as he continues to try to convince his friend, Alice Sutton, (played by Julia Roberts), who works as an attorney in the Justice Department. Alice spend most of her spare time trying to ...
...Writing a movie about a conspiracy theory isn't a new idea, but this script goes beyond that as it airs many theories in the guise of Jerry's ideas, but which theory has him running for this life? The movie runs along at a good pace and has everything that is required, such as chases, killings, explosions, romance and more chases. With the extremely exquisite twist towards the end, regarding the connection between Alice and Jerry, the movie really ... Read review

Advantages: great thriller and a well written storyline
Disadvantages: can be a bit confusing???

Director: Robert Schwentke. Producers: Robert DeNozzi, Charles J.D. Schlissel and Brian Grazer. Writers: Peter A. Dowling and Billie Ray Stars: Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean and Erika Christensen. Released in September 2005 this thriller seemed to be a mind playing game as a woman has to pursued the authorities that her daughter has gone missing. **BRIEF PLOT** When Kyle Pratt, (played by Jodie Foster) gets on a flight from Berlin ...
...Lawston) her life changes for ever. A few hour into the flight Kyle discovers that her daughter has gone missing from the plane but when she starts investigating it turns out that no one ever saw her daughter getting on the plane. When Kyle's behaviour starts to panic the other passengers the pilot, (played by Sean Bean) orders Carson, the on board Marshall, (played by Peter Sarsgaard) to restrain the now hysterical passenger. With Kyle then mistrusting ... Read review