Jack Zink

Publications: | South Florida Sun-Sentinel |
Movie Reviews Only
Rating | T-Meter | Title | Year | Review |
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91% | The Fly (1986) |
A classic combination of the romantic and the macabre is about to set moviegoers abuzz the rest of the summer. It`s The Fly, a remake; but it`s accomplished with a brisk and chilling new inspiration.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Read More | Posted Aug 4, 2013
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2.5/4 | 50% | The Producers (2005) |
Fans of those movies will appreciate the gesture, but this film isn't likely to make any new converts.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Dec 27, 2005
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3/4 | 33% | The Phantom of the Opera (2005) |
It's an inviting playground for repressed desire of an enduring favorite in pulp fiction to explode anew.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Dec 21, 2004
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2/4 | 83% | Broadway: The Golden Age (2004) |
Its appeal isn't likely to cross over to those who don't already have the Broadway bug, or share the recollections themselves.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Oct 14, 2004
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2.5/4 | 57% | I, Robot (2004) |
Isaac Asimov's colorful fantasies for teenage boys a half-century and more ago are intact.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jul 15, 2004
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2/4 | 13% | Uptown Girls (2003) |
You can snicker and enjoy all at once.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Read More | Posted Aug 15, 2003
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2.5/4 | 48% | S.W.A.T. (2003) |
A straightforward yet interesting yarn.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Read More | Posted Aug 7, 2003
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2.5/4 | 56% | Northfork (2003) |
Northfork has a fascinating combination of desolation and fantasy, both visually and emotionally.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Read More | Posted Jul 31, 2003
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2/4 | 40% | This Thing of Ours (2003) |
The action is furious and gory, though not always fast, and the slow between-shootouts pacing doesn't generate much interest or character development.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Read More | Posted Jul 31, 2003
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3.5/4 | 77% | Seabiscuit (2003) |
A lush romantic drama that echoes with hero worship.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Read More | Posted Jul 25, 2003
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2/4 | 84% | Swimming Pool (2003) |
Messy and inconclusive as a mystery thriller.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Read More | Posted Jul 21, 2003
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3/4 | 23% | Bad Boys II (2003) |
Beyond the extreme close-ups, past the acute camera angles and above the exploding gas tanks, what sets BBII apart is its comedy.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Read More | Posted Jul 18, 2003
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3/4 | 17% | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) |
Sorry Bruce, Peter and Clark. Your ancestors are back, and their pedigrees are convincing enough for a sequel.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Read More | Posted Jul 10, 2003
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2/4 | 37% | Legally Blonde 2 - Red, White & Blonde (2003) |
Packed with the guilty pleasures of the first film.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Read More | Posted Jul 1, 2003
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2.5/4 | 43% | Charlie's Angels - Full Throttle (2003) |
The only thing missing from Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle is the joystick.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Read More | Posted Jun 27, 2003
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2/4 | 8% | Gods and Generals (2003) |
A turgid melodrama that's as painfully strung out as the events themselves.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Read More | Posted Feb 21, 2003
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3/4 | 64% | Possession (2002) |
The journey to the secret's eventual discovery is a separate adventure, and thrill enough.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Aug 30, 2002
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2.5/4 | 48% | Undisputed (2002) |
Though no classic, it's a potboiler worth going a few rounds.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Aug 23, 2002
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3/4 | 60% | K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) |
[An] action potboiler on the bottom rung of memorable sub warfare's cinematic deck ladder, with RSRD in the middle and Das Boot at the top.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jul 19, 2002
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2.5/4 | 80% | Sunshine State (2002) |
The average local news columnist has a bigger rant on the war between modern landscape architecture and small-town America.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jul 12, 2002
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3/4 | 81% | Road to Perdition (2002) |
Mendes, though best known for his Oscar-winning film debut in American Beauty, has the perfect handle on how to manage the mob.‐ South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jul 12, 2002
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