Snitch (movie)

At least four Lehigh Valley actors are starring in a half-dozen releases that are among the season's most anticipated movies. Allentown native Amanda Seyfried is starring in the animated "Epic" and the biopic "Lovelace." Freedom High grad Dwayne Johnson...

Here's a brief rundown of my thoughts from 2009's "G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra": I'm dreading this movie. I still haven't recovered from that awful second "Transformers" movie from a month back. Or that awful first "Transformers" movie from two years ago for...

  **1/2 (out of four) The recent, terrible Dwayne Johnson vehicle “Snitch” was “inspired by a true story,” which merely meant the U.S. has controversial drug enforcement policies and the movie was something that hypothetically...

In "Snitch," a thriller set in the dangerous drug world, Dwayne Johnson plays a father who goes to work as a drug informant to free his jailed son. The PG-13 film from Participant Media features a street fight, a car chase and a gun battle — high-...

Opening Friday Jack the Giant Slayer   One thing this current run of blockbuster fairytales inspired by Tim Burton’s "Alice in Wonderland" has taught us is how very hard it is to be Tim Burton. Multiple versions of "Snow White," a comic splatter...

"Snitch" is the epitome of a "star vehicle." In this case, the star is Dwayne Johnson. There is no reason to see "Snitch" other than Dwayne Johnson. I've seen some movies lately that offer zero reasons to see them, so it's fair to say that Dwayne...

"Snitch," the new crime drama starring pro-wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson, gives the big guy a chance to flex his acting muscles. He portrays a concerned father who cuts a draconian deal with a U.S. attorney to save his son, who's been framed in a...

There's been a big, new blow-'em-up action film nearly every week so far in this admittedly young year. Nearly all have been intended to showcase a 60-ish star — Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Willis — and nearly all were disappointments. Jason...

Large, in charge and nobody's little Margie: Dwayne Johnson takes on the drug kingpins in "Snitch." Place your bets! "Snitch" comes from a story told in a "Frontline" documentary about the post-Reagan-era injustice of mandatory minimum sentencing for...

After the coffee. Before making my Oscar picks. The Skinny: I'm through three episodes of the Netflix drama "House of Cards" and I have to say, so far it's not changing my life. I'll keep going only because I'm trying to avoid having to watch "Downton...

With the Oscars telecast airing on Sunday, Hollywood is preparing for the biggest weekend of the year. There won't be as much to celebrate at the box office, however, as two new films are expected to have lackluster debuts. "Snitch," an action film...

* (out of four) If I know ruthless drug dealers (which I don't, but still), I really don't think you can just approach their operation and say you want in. When trust is paramount, a new face, particularly one attached to a body the size of human anvil...