‘Observe and Report' a tasteless, disgusting waste Apr 18, 2009
He is a talent and so is this entire cast, but shame on him; shame on Michael Pea ( World Trade Center, Crash ), who plays fellow security guard Dennis, whom Pea portrays with a gay-ish flamboyancy and a Toni-like perm; shame on Faris, who can be wonderfully funny; and shame on Ray Liotta (who should know better), whose police detective, Harrison, is an utterly insipid joke. The sad truth is that these actors are precisely why the film will draw an audience and I am appalled at the very... (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
'Observe and Report' better off unobserved Apr 18, 2009
Cast: Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Michael Pena, Ray Liotta, John and Matt Yuan Rating: R. Theater: 20th Century Twin ... Throw in Ray Liotta as the surly detective who can't stand idiotic rent-a-cops and you have comedy gold. (Juneau Empire)
Turbulence Movie (1997) Apr 17, 2009
Ray Liotta, Lauren Holly Star in Airplane Thriller Film. Ray Liotta and Lauren Holly battle for the control of a pilotless airliner in the 1997 thriller Turbulence ... Ray Liotta plays a cunning criminal, with Lauren Holly as a resourceful flight attendant. (Suite101.com)
Misguided 'Report' not worth observing Apr 17, 2009
Starring Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Ray Liotta and Michael Pe;a. Now playing at Micon Cinemas: 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:15 p.m. Friday-Monday and Wednesday; 5:15, 7:15, 9:15 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
'Observe' proves edgy, dark Apr 17, 2009
He clashes with an equally hot-headed police officer played by Ray Liotta, sleepwalking through an irritating, tired routine. Painted as a caricatured amalgam of a mama's boy and a wannabe womanizer, Ronnie is never quite real enough for an audience to identify or sympathize with his loneliness and alienation. (Daily Collegian, PA)
FILM REVIEW: Rogen sees little fun in 'Observe' Apr 17, 2009
Ray Liotta, as a detective, sweeps in and tries to take over. The two butt heads and "Observe" begins its trek to the dark side. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Seagal, JCVD Team-Up Apr 16, 2009
Her latest film, Powder Blue, which reunites her with Swayze and Whitaker and also stars Jessica Biel, Ray Liotta and Lisa Kudrow, has just been completed. Coincidentally, both worked on films with the two Weapon stars; Moyer served as producer on one of Van Damme's last US theatrical releases, Universal's Timecop, while Semenza produced one of Seagal's most recent theatrical release, Half Past Dead. (IGN FilmForce)
Observe And Report - L.A. Premiere Apr 15, 2009
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Jamie Foxx Makes Crude Radio Rant On Miley Cyrus Apr 15, 2009
Veteran film star Ray Liotta tells @ The Movies' Tim Lammers about working with Seth Rogen and doing comedy in "Observe and Report.". In a new @ The Movies interview, "The Phantom of the Opera" star Emmy Rossum tells Tim Lammers about her motorcycle-riding, gun-toting role of Bulma in "Dragonball Evolution.". (Click2Houston, TX)
Observe and Report Apr 14, 2009
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Ray Liotta: Bad guy, funny guy Apr 13, 2009
Ray Liotta takes a (slight) comedic turn - CNN.com ... Ray Liotta takes a (slight) comedic turn ... Ray Liotta known for bad-guy roles such as gangsters, serial killers. (CNN -- International)
'Observe' the seamier side of the mall Apr 11, 2009
Stars Seth Rogen, Ray Liotta, Anna Faris ... Other plot threads involve Ronnie's massive crush on a disinterested cosmetics saleswoman (Anna Faris) and his rivalry with a mean-spirited police officer (Ray Liotta) called in to investigate the flasher incident. (Fresno Bee)
SETH ROGEN'S GOT MALLS! Apr 11, 2009
In short order, Ronnie guiltlessly forces himself on a wasted perfume demonstrator (Anna Faris) freaked out by the flasher, joyfully tosses his medications for bipolar disorder -- and declares war on the police detective (Ray Liotta) investigating the flasher case. Further emboldened by a surprising law-enforcement triumph, the mood-swinging Ronnie applies for a police job -- and this deluded bully's wildly inappropriate interview with a dumbfounded psychologist is perhaps the movie's comic high... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Review: ‘Observe’ a new brand of comedy Apr 11, 2009
Harrison (Ray Liotta) steps into the case, our cocky antihero faces a threat to his jurisdiction, and a rival for Brandi s attention. Rogen and Faris commit fully to their appalling roles. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Review: 'Observe And Report' Too Deathly Serious Apr 11, 2009
Some sideplots include Barnhardt enlisting an elite squad of losers to combat the flasher and a turf war with an unforgiving detective (Ray Liotta), who dashes Barnhardt's dreams to carry a real badge. Barnhardt's insane interview with the police psychiatrist doesn't help either. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
'Observe And Report': Officer Down, By Kurt Loder Apr 11, 2009
The mall calls in actual police, though, led by Detective Harrison (Ray Liotta, looking waxen), and Ronnie, in a fit of territoriality, flips out. But he flips out at everything, sometimes for no discernible reason. (VHI.com -- Music News)
"Observe and Report" Apr 10, 2009
When the department-store makeup girl he has a crush on, Brandi (Anna Faris), is victimized by a flasher who's been showing off his privates to female mallgoers, Ronnie gets the bright idea of joining the police force: He's motivated by the fact that Brandi seems to be awfully dazzled by the snarly detective (played by Ray Liotta) who shows up to question her after the flashing incident. The other characters in Ronnie's extremely circumscribed world include a fellow security guard with a lisp... (Salon)
Observe and Report: The Feel-Weird Comedy of the Season Apr 10, 2009
The real cop assigned to the case (a glowering, perfectly cast Ray Liotta) takes a fancy to the dimwitted Brandi, and he and Ronnie enter into a bitter rivalry to win her affections and catch the flasher. Observe and Report has already become a movie about which people are staking out positions. (Slate)
Rogen more Dirty Harry than teddy bear in 'Observe and Report' Apr 10, 2009
He has altercations with everyone from the American Arab kid (Aziz Ansari) who mans a massage cart to the aggravated detective (Ray Liotta, terrific) investigating a shoplifting case that Ronnie is determined to solve himself ... Starring: Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Celia Weston, Michael Pea, Collette Wolfe and Ray Liotta. (Boston Globe)
Liotta Happy To 'Report' To Comedy Ranks Apr 10, 2009
Let's bust any of those preconceptions right now -- the R-rated dark comedy "Observe and Report" is far from a rehash of the recent squeaky-clean hit "Paul Blart: Mall Cop." Sure, the mall setting is familiar, but Seth Rogen's security guard character is, as co-star Ray Liotta puts it, "a mall cop with some problems." ... He's even willing to lampoon his image, like he did as the proprietor of Ray Liotta honey in animated hit, "Bee Movie.". (KFOXTV.com, TX)
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Observe' sometimes makes us look away Apr 9, 2009
When a local detective, played by Ray Liotta, takes over the case, Ronnie is furious that his power is usurped, and a vicious battle ensues between the two men ... Starring: Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Ray Liotta. (North County Times)
Observe and Report doesnt compromise Apr 9, 2009
Detective Harrison (Ray Liotta) of the local police gets involved in the flasher investigation and then again later when someone robs the malls shoe store in the middle of the night ... Starring: Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Ray Liotta, Celia WestonDirector: Jody HillRun time: 1 hour, 26 minutesMPAA rating: R. (MSNBC -- News)
Mini Movie Reviews Apr 9, 2009
Ray Liotta co-stars, as does the great Jesse Plemons from the excellent TV series "Friday Night Lights." "Eastbound's" Danny McBride shows up as a "Caucasian Crackhead," which may provide reason enough to check this out. (Connie Ogle, McClatchy Newspapers) 106 min. R. Beechwood: 5:05, 7:30 and 9:40 p.m. daily, with additional shows at 12:30 and 2:45 p.m. Friday-Sunday; Carmike: 1:15, 4:20, 7:10 and 9:35 p.m. daily. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Review: `Observe and Report' should cease, desist Apr 8, 2009
Seth Rogen, left, and Ray Liotta are shown in a scene from "Observe and Report." (AP Photo/Warner Bros ... Ray Liotta, as the police detective assigned to investigate the crimes, is one-note in his disdain of Ronnie's ineptitude. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Movie Sweepstakes: 'Observe And Report' Apr 5, 2009
But his single-minded pursuit of glory launches a turf war with the equally competitive Detective Harrison (Ray Liotta) of the Conway Police, and Ronnie is confronted with the challenge of not only catching the flasher, but getting him before the real cops do. Rated R by the Motion Picture of Association of America for pervasive language, graphic nudity, drug use, sexual content and violence, "Observe and Report" opens in theaters nationwide April 10. (KCRA 3, CA)
Spring forward Apr 3, 2009
Starring: Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Michael Pea, Ray Liotta. About: When a flasher runs amok at Forest Ridge Mall, security guard Ronnie Barnhardt (Rogen) sees it as his chance to prove himself to the lovely makeup counter girl Brandi (Faris) and as a worthy candidate for the police academy. (Erie Times-News, PA)
New Rogen film features area grad Actress who grew up in King George County getting first big role in movie with Seth Rogan Mar 29, 2009
Wolfe, who graduated from King George High School and Virginia Tech, will star with Seth Rogen, Ray Liotta and Anna Faris in the comedy "Observe and Report," which opens April 10. Rogen plays a slacker mall security man, and Wolfe is a sweet young girl from the cinnamon bun shop who befriends him. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Real-Life 'Goodfella' Guilty of Misdemeanors Mar 27, 2009
Henry Hill, played by Ray Liotta in the 1990 Martin Scorcese. film, received two years' probation, credit for four days served in. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Rogen, Cera, Black will make you laugh Mar 25, 2009
Starring: Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Michael Pena, Ray Liotta, Jesse Plemons Director: Jody Hill Story: Rogen plays Ronnie Barnhardt, a bipolar mall security guard whos out to stop a flasher whos been terrorizing the mall. Ronnie wants to catch the culprit and also the heart of his dream girl Brandi (Faris), who works the makeup counter. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Ex-Mobster of 'Goodfellas' Fame Wanted in Calif. Mar 20, 2009
The "Goodfellas" movie ends with Hill, played by Ray Liotta, entering federal witness protection after implicating fellow mobsters in murders and the 1978 heist of $5. 8 million in cash from a Lufthansa Airlines vault in New York. (Newsmax)
Just barely Crossing Over’ Mar 15, 2009
But headliners Harrison Ford (Agent Max Brogan) and Ray Liotta turn in stale performances: Ford is too intense, he needs a little humor to his parts, and Liotta seems just plain bored. Since these two are American citizens, the immigrant cast takes a boost by comparison. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Crossing Over, Mar 14, 2009
Starring Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta, Alice Eve and Summer Bishil ... Kramer introduces a more morally complex story line involving a young Australian actress (Alice Eve), desperate for a green card, and Ray Liotta as an immigration official willing to prey on her desperation ... Starring Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta, Alice Eve and Summer Bishil. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Playing to diversity, with lots of violence Mar 13, 2009
But time and again, he undermines his own righteousness by pumping up the violence (gangbangers threaten the Korean family) and stripping down his talent, including the Australian, Claire (Alice Eve), who, after attracting the sexual interest of a sleazy immigration bureaucrat, Cole (Ray Liotta), ends up taking really long showers. Cole is married to an immigration lawyer, Denise (Ashley Judd), who wants to adopt the African child (Ogechi Egonu) languishing in the same detention center that... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
In 'Crossing Over,' the dream of immigration becomes a nightmare Mar 13, 2009
When a green-card-seeking Australian actress (Alice Eve) crashes her car, by a miracle of screenwriting the other driver (Ray Liotta) works in the naturalization office, takes one look at her spilled head shots, and offers a deal ... Starring: Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd, Cliff Curtis, Alice Eve, Jim Sturgess, Summer Bishil, and Ray Liotta. (Boston Globe)
Interview with Summer Bishil of 'Crossing Over' Mar 8, 2009
And while the film stars heavyweight Hollywood actors such as Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta and Ashley Judd, the most complicated role falls to up-and-coming actress Summer Bishil. She plays Taslima Jahangir, a 15-year-old Middle Eastern immigrant trying to fit in at her American high school. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
'Crossing Over': Hard Traveling, By Kurt Loder Feb 28, 2009
Taslima is being defended by Denise Frankel (Ashley Judd), a warm-hearted immigration attorney who, oddly and in fact unbelievably, is married to the scummy Cole Frankel (Ray Liotta), whose government job approving green cards for aspiring immigrants allows him to extort sex from the delectably desperate Australian actress, Claire (Alice Eve). Claire, in turn, is withholding sex from her English boyfriend, Gavin (Jim Sturgess), a musician whose heartbreaking lot it is, as another illegal... (VHI.com -- Music News)
The Beverly Hills Playhouse Announces Tricks of The Trade Workshops for Directors and Writers with Howie Deutch and Rick Podell Feb 27, 2009
Deutch went on to direct the black comedy, Article 99, with the remarkable ensemble including Ray Liotta, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker and Lea Thompson. Getting Even With Dad, starring Ted Danson and Macauley Culkin, returned Deutch to lighter comic territory in 1992. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
"Crossing Over" Feb 27, 2009
Ray Liotta plays Cole Frankel, an applications adjudicator who has the power to grant green cards, ostensibly a good guy to know; his wife, Denise (Ashley Judd), is an immigration defense attorney who has become deeply involved in the case of a small girl from an African village (played by Ogechi Egoni) who has been orphaned. Share this story on Facebook. (Salon)
'Crossing Over': Looks like we've been here before Feb 27, 2009
Other plot strands: a British musician (Jim Sturgess) seeking citizenship and an Aussie actress (Alice Eve) who strikes a deal with an immigrations official (Ray Liotta) who takes advantage of her. The performances are often strong. (USA Today -- Life)
Crossing Over: They Don't Make Harrison Ford Movies Like They Used To Feb 27, 2009
An Australian actress seeking a green card (Alice Eve) agrees to a bizarre sexual quid-pro-quo deal with a high-up immigration bureaucrat (Ray Liotta, his inner eyelids sporting a curious new pleat). Oh, and a Korean high-schooler on the brink of becoming a naturalized citizen (Justin Chon) gets mixed up with some Asian gangbangers who are either plotting a convenience-store holdup or re-enacting Gran Torino. (Slate)
Crossing Over into unintentional hilarity Feb 25, 2009
Starring: Harrison Ford, Jim Sturgess, Ray Liotta, Ashley JuddDirector: Wayne KramerRun time: 1 hour, 53 minutesMPAA rating: R ... Shes an Aussie who just got a TV gig and is willing to do anything even participate in an icky affair with immigration honcho Cole (Ray Liotta) to get a green card. (MSNBC -- Movies)
