Movies from 2002

24 Hour Party People (2002)

117 mins     Biography, Comedy, Drama      

When I first watched "24 Hour Party People" back in 2002 I loved it, I loved Steve Coogan playing Alan Partridge playing Tony Wilson and I loved the potted musical history of Manchester. Having re-watched it for the first tim...

28 Days Later (2002)

113 mins     Horror, Thriller      

To be honest I am not a huge fan of all Danny Boyle's movies, many of which I find enjoyable but not as great as some proclaim. In a lot of ways I find Boyle's work to be similar to that of Tarantino's, in the fact that even ...

40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)

91 mins     Comedy, Romance      

When I first experienced "40 Days and 40 Nights" on the big screen back in 2002, I absolutely loved it and thought it was hilarious. Maybe this was due to the then cinematic trend for juvenile, teen sex comedies such as "Amer...

8 Mile (2002)

115 mins     Drama, Musical      

Not being a fan of Eminem's music, watching "8 Mile" was never at the top of my list of things to do, but under pressure I found myself watching it and expected another mediocre performance from a singer who thinks they can a...

A Christmas Visitor (2002)

100 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

"A Christmas Visitor" wants to be a heart warming Christmas movie, an almost magical tale which lifts the spirits and makes you feel good. And for the most it succeeds with some beautifully crafted scenes, some pleasant dialo...

A Walk to Remember (2002)

101 mins     Drama, Romance      

Honestly, I enjoy movie adaptations of Nicholas Sparks's novels, not something a bloke usually says, but there is something engaging about these romantic dramas that keeps you entertained but also smacks you in the face with ...

About a Boy (2002)

101 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

About a Boy: Hugh Grant stars as Will whose home is his island, except his island is invaded by Marcus (Nicholas Hoult) a nerdy kid who enters his life...

Adaptation (2002)

114 mins     Comedy, Crime, Drama      

As I sat watching "Adaptation." various words came to mind such as fascinating, self indulgent, interpretation and quirky but then so did these short words "clever, maybe too clever". And that is the thing about "Adaptation."...

Agent of Influence (2002)

98 mins     Crime, Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Agent of Influence (2002) dramatisation of Ian Adams' book about the abduction of John Watkins, the Canadian Prime Minister's right hand man and Ambassador in Russia...

All Around the Town (2002)

95 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

A child kidnapped, sisters at a funeral, one has a breakdown in church, the other sister visits a psychiatrist to discuss the other sister's mental instability. It's an incredibly messy start to "All Around the Town" which ju...

All I Want (2002)

93 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

"All I Want" is a tease, it has a good cast, a lot of amusing scenes, and an off beat nature which says I am an indie movie but I am not inaccessible. But it keeps offering this but never seemingly to go anywhere other than t...

Anita & Me (2002)

92 mins     Comedy, Drama      

Movie Review - Anita & Me (2002) Chandeep Uppal stars as 12 year old Meena who lives in a mining village not far from Birmingham. But after befriending Anita (Anna Brewster) she not only finds herself being led astray but enc...

Ash Wednesday (2002)

99 mins     Crime, Drama      

As an actor I really like Edward Burns but as a writer/director he is for some an acquired taste for others he is hit n miss and that makes watching an Edward Burns movie is a bit of a luck dip. That leads me to "Ash Wednesda...

Bad Company (2002)

116 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

It's easy to tell what "Bad Company" wants to be, it wants to be a "Lethal Weapon" style movie where we have fast paced action and snappy comedy and in fairness it has action and it has comedy. The trouble is that everything ...

The Banger Sisters (2002)

98 mins     Comedy, Drama      

"The Banger Sisters" had been on my to watch list for a long time because it starred Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon and let's be honest they look smoking on some of the advertising, the fact it also stars Geoffrey Rush was a ...

Bare Witness (2002)

88 mins     Thriller      

That plot outline for "Bare Witness" doesn't sound too cohesive and that to be honest is because it isn't. We get lots of cliches from the cop with a bad attitude trying to solve a case, the room mate who is murdered, the sha...

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

113 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport      

There are movies which you watch when they first come out and you sort of get caught up in the tide of euphoria over them, the mass proclamation of how good a movie is but when you look back you begin to wonder why, the movie...

Bending All the Rules (2002)

93 mins     Drama      

It makes me laugh at how many angry reviews I have stumbled across from Bradley Cooper fans that have watched this and were left disappointed. Many of them seem to ignore the fact that back in 2002 when "Bending All the Rules...

Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)

101 mins     Crime, Drama      

When ever a movie starts and the MTV logo shows up my expectations are automatically lowered as I associate MTV with over snappy and stylized productions with little substance. But then occasionally a movie will come along ad...

Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (2002)

100 mins     Adventure , Biography, Family, TV Movie      

The thing is, that as I watched "Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder" it reminded me of a more recent series of family dramas set in the west, the "Love Comes" series of made for TV movies based...