Jop's Critique on Movies, TV and Classic Entertainment for Today's enjoyment.

category Drama

Cleaner (2007)

    Genre: Drama, Mystery Jop’s Rating: 9/10 A re-tired cop Samuel L. Jackson, is now making his living as a crime scene cleaner.  As a single father supporting his only daughter Keke Palmer, he works this self employed business… Continue Reading →

An American Christmas Carol (1980)

Genre: Christmas, Drama Jop’s Rating: 7/10 Henry Wrinkler is the chosen one for this Claus film and tells us a story of how his character of scrooge similarities become the grumpy old man that everyone hates.  You see his childhood, where he… Continue Reading →

The Cowboy Way (1994)

Genre: Drama, Action Jop’s Rating: 8/10 Woody Harrelson and Keifer Sutherland are terrific, sexy and real cowboys who end up in New York City looking for a friend who has not returned home yet after coming to the city to get… Continue Reading →

Walking Tall Trilogy (1973, 1975, 1977)

Genre: Drama, True Story Jop’s Rating: 8/10 This true story is based on the life events of 1973’s Sheriff Buford Pusser featuring actor Joe Don Baker. After being cheated; wounded in a casino and left for dead, he is also… Continue Reading →

Walking Tall (2004)

Genre: Action, Drama Jop’s Rating: 8/10   Dwayne Johnson is fantastic in this modern-day remake of a classic american hero and fights crime for the good.  Johnson provides a drama with true old fashion action which delivers the film to… Continue Reading →

Frankie and Alice (2010)

  Genre: Drama Jop’s Rating: 10/10     Halle Berry will captivate and charm you in this true story about a 1970’s go-go dancer who finds she is spending money without the knowledge of it and starts ending up in… Continue Reading →

Mystic River (2003)

Genre: Drama Jop’s Rating: 10/10   Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon deliver powerful performances and bring immense emotion to this film. From Director Clint Eastwood this is a murder mystery involving three childhood friends dealing with a present tragedy… Continue Reading →

Bad Boys (1983)

  Genre: Drama Jop’s Rating:  9/10 Sean Penn first shows his greatness in this 1983 film and sets the pace for his career.  As an eye opening moral of this film Penn goes to a teenage reform school for accidental… Continue Reading →

Awakenings (1990)

  Genre: Drama Jop’s Rating: 10/10 Awakenings is a true story and with the vision of director Penny Marshall, dramatic humor of the late great Robin Williams and the superb art form of Robert Di Nero we are lead into the… Continue Reading →

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