Gonzolo99 Reviews

Frozen Impact (2003 TV Movie)

A very poorly written story

[1/10 · 7 July 2007]

This was simply awful. The production values were fresh out of 'Plan 9 from Outer Space'. The casting of an aging Linda Purl with young children was ill-advised. The dialog was contrived and the story itself had too many lapses in logic.

What were these writers trying to convey? There is the environmental angle. There is the heartless hospital administrator. There is the greedy capitalist willing to risk lives for money. There is the ringing endorsement for organ donation. There is the dedicated doctor trading patient billing for patient care, ala HMOs. There is the clueless and narcissistic TV journalist. Oh, I forgot, the rock climbing young GIRL (we must erase the stereotype of the weak female).

Please avoid this movie, it's awful.

Ghetto Dawg (2002)

Lacks intelligent dialog

[1/10 · 10 December 2006]

While I found the cast attractive, their acting skills were barely passable. I cannot lay the blame on them however, since the dialog they were given to execute seemed to have been written by a 10-year old. Is there so little first hand experience with blacks from the urban areas that director thought they spoke completely in monosyllables or clichés?

Were the writers on strike during the making of this film? And who dreamed up this plot line? An electronic genius steals cars for a living. With his talent, why cars? There is no adequate motivation given to our 'silent' hero's actions.

It's obvious that this single movie killed both J. King's and Portia Cue's acting careers.

First Target (2000 TV Movie)

A Cliché ridden TV movie

[2/10 · 23 April 2005]

First of all, has Daryl Hannah ever had a good hair day? Having her play the head of the president's secret service was a stroke of very poor casting. Her acting was good but she was not believable in the role. The other femme fatale, Brandy Ledford was not even good eye candy. Her acting was not passable. This is a TV movie relegated to the likes of runs on Saturday morning on TBS cable. Once you've seen this drivel you'll know why. The assassination plot is so cliché ridden it's a wonder anyone claimed writing credits. The action, what little there was, was poorly shot. This was obviously a low budget Canadian-based movie. How it ever got funded is beyond me.