Movies starring Aidan Quinn

The Mission (1986)

125 mins     Adventure , Drama      

One of the most telling things about "The Mission" came from a review I once glimpsed which said it is a good starting point for a discussion. I say telling because when I hear the word discussion mentioned alongside a movie ...

Stakeout (1987)

117 mins     Action , Comedy, Crime      

I've never really understood what the appeal of "Stakeout" was that it warranted a sequel. It was entertaining enough as a one off, it also had some very noticeable issues but it did had some enjoyable performances but it was...

Blink (1994)

102 mins     Thriller      

In "Blink" Madeleine Stowe stars as Emma Brody, a violinist who has been blind since birth but when she is given a revolutionary eye operation the results turn out frightening when she experiences Retroactive Vision and belie...

Legends of the Fall (1994)

133 mins     Drama, Romance, War      

"Legends of the Fall" feels like it wants to be an epic saga, a melodrama which spans decades in the life of one family the Ludlow's, taking in the turmoil's, the fights, jealousy and romances which befall them. And for the m...

Frankenstein (1994)

123 mins     Drama, Horror, Romance      

Some times not being a great lover of literature has its plus points especially when it comes to movie adaptations because then I don't have the disappointment when someone messes with the original story. It is one of the thi...

Haunted (1995)

108 mins     Drama, Horror, Mystery      

Things which go bump in the night seem as likely to be siblings in bed together in the movie "Haunted" as they are ghosts. It is one of the things which you are likely to remember after you watch "Haunted" that this is a movi...

Michael Collins (1996)

133 mins     Biography, Drama, Thriller      

I've mentioned before that I was born in the early 1970s and as a Brit I have clear memories involving the conflict in Ireland and the various acts of the IRA. But as I was young I had no real interest in what was going on an...

The Assignment (1997)

119 mins     Action , Crime, Thriller      

It seems that terrorist movies were all the rage back in 1997, off the top of my head there was "The Peacemaker" with George Clooney and Nicole Kidman, there was "The Jackal" with Bruce Willis and Richard Gere and there was "...

Practical Magic (1998)

103 mins     Comedy, Fantasy, Romance      

Confused is what watching "Practical Magic" left me, not because it has some twisting intelligent storyline but because I just don't know who "Practical Magic" has been made for. It has a touch of comedy, a touch of romance, ...

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (2003)

100 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

As a Brit who went through the British education system of the 80s my historical knowledge is terrible, it is little surprise when I say I knew nothing of Benedict Arnold other than the name when chunks of my own British hist...

Proud (2004)

87 mins     Drama      

As I watched the movie "Proud" it reminded me of a scene in the movie "The Aviator" where Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes moans that the footage of planes he had filmed in the sky for a movie look static. That is one of th...

Plainsong (2004)

97 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Can a 97 minute movie do justice to a story which revolves around several characters and their individual situations? On a rare occasion it can but more often than not trying to cover everything within such a confined time li...

Cavedweller (2004)

101 mins     Drama      

I am going to say spoiler alert right now because I have been pondering "Cavedweller" for a while and how to review and I am not entirely sure how this is going to go. Now "Cavedweller" is the story of Delia who as we learn v...

The Exonerated (2005)

95 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

If someone offered me free tickets to watch a play at a theatre involving characters sitting on chairs in the dark only lit by spotlights taking about how they ended up on death row I would in truth probably turn it down beca...

Wild Child (2008)

98 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

So "Wild Child" is really just "Police Academy" in disguise. Think about it, Steve Guttenberg's character in "Police Academy" wanted to get thrown out, others wanted to throw him out but then he got a reason to stay. It is ex...

A Shine of Rainbows (2009)

101 mins     Drama, Family      

Full of Irish charm that is what "A Shine of Rainbows" is, a sweet family drama drenched in the beauty and charm of The Emerald Isle. It's more than just that, it is simple, inoffensive family drama with echoes of those old D...

Sarah's Key (2010)

111 mins     Drama      

I am conflicted by "Sarah's Key" because there are three things going on with two of them working. The concept of Julia doing a piece on France's involvement in the round up of Jews is a clever lead in to a lesser known aspec...

Unknown (2011)

113 mins     Action , Mystery, Thriller      

"Unknown" whilst a good movie also feels like a movie made on data analysis delivering exactly what the masses wanted going on what other movies worked. As such "Unknown" first gives audiences a touch of memory loss mystery w...

The Horses of McBride (2012)

89 mins     Drama, Family, TV Movie      

Movie Review - The Horses of McBride (2012) (aka: Christmas Rescue) MacKenzie Porter stars as Nicki who refuses to give up when a couple of horses are found trapped behind a snow drift as she is determined to rescue them, eve...