Ebert & Roeper: 5-19-02

Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper reviews "About a Boy" (Great Romantic Comedy with Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz and a very young Nicholas Hoult.); "Thirteen Confessions About One Thing"; "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" (Wonderful and Spectacular Western Animated Adventure from "DreamWorks!); "The Believer" and "Insomnia" (Sorry to say this. As much as I love Christopher Nolan's work, I really dislike his remake based on a much better 1997 Original Norwegian Version with Stellan Skarsgard. Al Pacino is just overplaying his "Hanna" character in "Heat" (No Surprise because that's Nolan's favorite film!), Robin Williams is painfully miscast, and Hilary Swank is just wasted. Plus, the film is boring. Not as thrilling as his last film, "Memento" nor memorable. It's very forgettable and I never understood the hype it gets from nationwide critics yet alone fans.)

Thumbs Up Video: Ebert's picks are "Hombre", "The Hustler" and "The Verdict" (All 3 Excellent Paul Newman Films!) and Roeper's picks are "Sidewalks of New York" and "Not Another Teen Movie".

Final Cut with Roger Ebert: A Discussion on the Digital Projection of "Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones". (This was such an interesting debate because it was one of the first films to be shot in Digital instead of Analog.)

And a recap of Today's Program.

Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.