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ridley scott

reviews 2.5 stars, action, cate blanchett, drama, dvd, mark addy, mark strong, matthew mcfadyen, oscar isaac, ridley scott, russel crowe, william hurt

ROBIN HOOD

May 16, 2010

If this film was a comic book, it’d be called “Robin Hood: Secret Origin”

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, action, drama, dvd, leo dicaprio, mark strong, oscar isaac, ridley scott, russel crowe

BODY OF LIES

October 19, 2008

Ridley Scott illustrates just how tough it can be to tell a story that is still unfolding.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, american gangster, armand assante, carla gugino, chiwetel ejiofor, common, crime, cuba gooding jr, denzel washington, drama, dvd, idris elba, joe morton, john hawkes, josh brolin, norman reedus, ridley scott, ruby dee, russel crowe, rza, steve zaillian, ted levine

AMERICAN GANGSTER

November 3, 2007

The American Dream gets a Rude Awakening.

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Ryan McNeil
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