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Body of Lies - the whole truth

Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe, Leonardo Dicaprio… what could go wrong? Well, it’s not necessarily about it going wrong.. it’s more about having a strong story to hang this great trio off. Body of Lies is not a great action film, its not a great thriller and its not very engaging. In fact if you’re not concentrating [...]

Max Payne - or should that be Max Lame?

We’re Expanding!

Welcome to TheMovieSpace.com, if you have been here before you know that we are all about movies, hence the title of the site! But who among us only enjoys movies? Chances are you enjoy Music, Video Games, and Television, all of which are new categories that we will be posting here.  So if you want to [...]

Too Human

Reviewing a title that has been in development for a Decade. Especially from the studio that brought the EXCEPTIONAL Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain for the PS1 and then Eternal Darkness & Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes for the Gamecube. Too Human has been hyped since 1999 in my mind, back when I was at E3 [...]

Madden 09

Fans can be a crazy group of people. If you doubt that, pop over to anyplace within a 5 mile radius of Stamford Bridge Stadium in West London, and yell “Manchester U Rules” at the top of your lungs, and see if you can make it out of West London not getting carried out on [...]

Great Rock Covers Part 1

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery. In that case covering someone else’s song is a true compliment. Today I will begin a list of what I think are some of the greatest rock covers around. This is not a countdown and there is no certain order, I’m not going to limit myself that way. All [...]

Longevity

Will we be listening to today’s music twenty years from now? Ten years? Will the oldies stations be playing the flavor-of-the-month pop act in five years? It all just makes me wonder if there will ever be any bands like U2 or the Rolling Stones who can be relevant for decades. My most sincere and educated [...]

Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) - Review

Ever since the release of ‘’Knocked Up,’’ coming-of-age comedies about doughy slackers have been very profitable at the box office. In his directorial debut, David Schwimmer takes a stab at using the same ingredients in ‘’Run, Fat Boy, Run’’ that made director Judd Apatow’s films so popular among the masses. While it is a noble [...]