I’m disgusted to report this, because it tends to give the film some visceral credit, but there are scenes in No Escape that made me squirm like few other films in recent memory. Director John Erick Dowdle films his story of a family under siege in Southeast Asia with the kind of gut-wrenching, intestine-squeezing terror more often associated with underground horror flicks. It … [Read more...]
Manipulative ‘Measures’ comes by its emotions too easily
The film’s vague, punchy, two-word title suggests a middling actioner/thriller (Extreme Measures, Executive Decision, Under Suspicion) but don’t let Extraordinary Measures fool you. This is a movie for Mom, not Dad. If you’ve seen any of the flood of TV spots for this first film from CBS’ new distribution wing, you’ll know that Extraordinary Measures is another multi-hanky, … [Read more...]