Night Life - Ray Price

Night Life

Advantages: some funny bits, unusual plot
Disadvantages: predictable

Trenc. Larry Daley is unemployed and divorced he cannot seem to keep a job and he is also a father. He wants to get a job to get back in his son Nick's good books as he seems to want to be more like his step-father (Paul Rudd). He finally goes to an agency and they give him an interview it is at the Museum of Natural History and he soon finds out the position is to be a night guard. He is quickly shown around by the previous guards after he gets the job and they give him the strange advice to not let anything in or out of the museum but they don't explain why they have said this, Larry soon finds out why. After a few hours of entertaining himself talking on the mic he soon noticed the T-Rex missing and next thing he knows he is being chased by the skeleton down the corridor. Before he knows it more things are coming to life a stone head ...

ms19 20.09.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Night At The Museum (DVD)

The best night of her life?

Advantages: Fast-moving, not too long
Disadvantages: Same old horror

Senior high school student Donna is looking forward to her prom night. Attending with boyfriend Bobby, as well as best friends Claire and Lisa, she hopes it will signify a new start after the horrible occurrences of the past. A teacher from her school who developed a crush on her broke into her home and murdered her parents and brother while she hid under the bed. Now living with her aunt and uncle, she has recurring nightmares. All seems to go smoothly at the prom until Claire has a bust up with her boyfriend and escapes upstairs to the hotel room they are all sharing. At the same time, the police officer in charge of Donna's case discovers that her killer has escaped. Can he warn Donna before it is too late? Brittany Snow plays Donna and is actually pretty good. One problem I have with horrors is that often there is virtually no ...

sunmeilan 23.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Prom Night

Life, yes. Lush, not so much

Advantages: Well written dialogue
Disadvantages: Too slow paced for my liking

The comments on the back cover of Richard Price's "Lush Life" praises him for writing dialogue better than anyone. The last author I recall seeing praised in this way was Elmore Leonard, who I am a huge fan of. Leonard's writing lends itself to being translated into film very well and I notice that Richard Price's previous writing credits do include film and TV. I had all expectations of a decent read ahead of me. After a night out, Eric Cash and Ike Marcus are walking home supporting a friend who has had too much to drink when they are approached by a couple of men with a gun. Eric hands over his wallet, but Ike tries to resist and ends up being shot; his last words to the muggers are "Not tonight, my man". This is what Eric says, anyway, but a couple of eye witnesses say something different, making him the prime suspect ...

Soho_Black 08.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Lush Life - Richard Price