Though Kiss the Girls is the better of the two thrillers, I still enjoyed Along Came a Spider because Morgan Freeman is Morgan Freeman. This is a breakthrough work for Mexican cinema, and for a bold and powerful new talent. A documentary on Cuban jazz that has nothing in common with Buena Vista Social Club except a desire to tell the untold story of great musicians like Tito Puente, Eliane Elias, Gato Barbieri, and many others. The film is a likable old dog. Crocodile Dundee winds up in L.A., gets in a couple of pickles, gets out, and goes home.
Nobody gets hurt, nobody dies.
As dependable as entertainment gets. This attempt to wed emotionally reticent drama with the exhilarating freedom of Hong Kong-genre filmmaking finds its rhythm and earns its accolades once it gives its heart over to the young and engaging Zhang Ziyi. Meridian 16, Metro Driven A race car movie guilty of tantalizing, but not satisfying the prurient interest. With Sylvester Stallone AND Burt Reynolds. Until then, it's rather silly.