I think I remember reading something about finding a collection of old paintings in someone’s apartment after World War II, and it makes me wonder if that might have been the starting point for this really disappointing and unbelievable detective story. Emile Hirsch ("Cardillo") is embarrassingly bad in this film, where he's sent to Puerto Rico following an accident that killed his police partner. He joins forces wit…

The constant sound of Mel Gibson’s obviously contrived cough was just the beginning of my problems with this movie, and Emile Hirsch’s performances were equally painful to witness. It ranks among the most unpleasant action/crime films I’ve ever seen. I had been considering stopping watching movies altogether, but now I need to find something better to cleanse my palate after such a terrible experience. It's hard to b…

It’s a watchable suspense film that ultimately falls apart because of an ending that feels both disappointing and foreseeable, plus the oddly cheerful expressions during the final moments seem out of place considering what happened earlier. Despite this, some of the action sequences were decent, and while the plot itself is fairly simple, I did find myself reasonably engaged for much of the time. It appears this m…

This movie ranks among the worst I’ve ever seen! Let me state that upfront; I won’t try to soften the blow. I genuinely wasted ninety minutes of my weekend feeling frustrated, angry, stressed, and intensely annoyed by how many ways *Force of Nature* fails. It's a truly terrible film, with absolutely nothing positive to offer. I’ll be direct because I don’t want to spend any more time than necessary writing about it; …