Director Tony Scott tries too hard to give his action thriller The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 a social conscience. As a result, the action slows down just when it should be revving up.
Based on a popular anime, Blood: The Last Vampire features the Hollywood debut of sexy Korean star Jeon Ji Hyun as a neck-slicing vampire hunter. Our verdict? It lacks bite.
The Oscar-winning Man on Wire is an entertaining and sometimes enthralling documentary about Frenchman Philippe Petit who, in 1974, walked on a wire between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York.
Reese Witherspoon gives a solid voice performance as a woman who becomes a ‘monster’ after a freak accident, and learns to live without a man. Long live girl power!