Thief

Thief; Stylish heist thriller gives Caan ample space to chew scenery as a loner pro thief who gets in trouble for making connections in his life. Tangerine Dream’s cringe inducing score seriously dates the movie, with the post 70s film character study aesthetic colliding with 80s production; B-
 

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2; Instantly forgettable. Looks great, has laughs, recycles storylines. Another listless sequel; C+

Bulletproof

Directed by:  Ernest Dickerson
Starring:  Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler, James Caan, Kristen Wilson
Running Time: 1h 24min

The third buddy pick, cop team action comedy I watched in a weekend, this film managed to hold its own.  Sandler is funny, yet still hits the dramatic notes, even if it takes numerous shouting incidents.  Caan could be used better but the film is too short to do so.  For some reason they would rather constantly remind us of the relationship between Sandler and Wayans.  It's as if they scripted the movie for people who come in late at the theatre.  It really gets aggravating.  Given a better plot and setting these two could create a laugh riot.  This film succeeds in only showing us what would be a great idea, without following through on it.  Could have been better but it's still not bad.

Grade: C+

Eraser

Directed by:  Charles Russell
Starring:  Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, James Cromwell
Running Time:  1h 54min

Arnold seems to have grown tired with this flick, even though he has a decent leading lady opposite him.  The villain is obvious from the start (opening credits) and the plot has been done before.  In fact, it seemed like I had seen most of these stunts in previous Arnold films.  The Terminator character, the Commando get-up, the True Lies government tie-up.  It was Arnold's greatest hits without the beat!  One interesting thing was the high tech gun that was the focus of the movie.  However, for some reason it seemed that the only time it would really kick ass was when Arnold had it.  Disappointing for Arnold fans, interesting action for action fans.

Grade: C+