Charles Martin Smith — Actor (19)
Icon (2005) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
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other title: 아이콘 / Frederick Forsyth: Das schwarze Manifest
A former US Operative, who lived in Russia in his earlier years and had been married there with a child, comes out of retirement to face down a former enemy, now running as a candidate for President in modern Russia. Working with a Russian policewoman, they work to uncover a plot to use biological weapons against certain factions of the Russian people to commit genocide. The virus would also be released in other populations, but would be treated making the candidate a hero. A side plot has the agent being reunited with his long lost daughter.
The Last Casino (2004) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Last Casino
other title: La Mise finale / El último casino
A University teacher finds three bright students and decides to teach them how to count cards to make lots of money. As they learn how to play the casinos, things get tricky when the debt owing teacher informs them that their front man wants restitution for loses in about a weeks time. The three students decide to hit all the major casinos in Ontario and Quebec until discovered.
The Spikes Gang (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Spikes Gang
other title: 스파이크 갱 / Vier Vögel am Galgen
Three teenage farm boys stumble upon Harry Spikes, a local bandit wounded in a gun battle. While Harry is recuperating, he regales the young men with stories of his exciting past. The adventurous tales inspire them to start a gang of their own. Failing at their first attempt to rob a bank, the boys convince the gruff Spikes to teach them the ways of the desperado.
Deep Cover (1992) [Movie] Douban TMDB WikiData IMDb
Deep Cover
other title: 卧龙战警 / 딥 커버
Having witnessed his junkie father killed Russell Stevens grows up to become a policeman and make a difference. When he is offered an undercover job by Gerald Carver he accepts and begins to build a relationship with David Jason in order to get to the main dealers. However as he is forced to deal drugs and kill to keep his cover he finds the lines between cop and criminal being lost – is he a cop pretending to be a dealer or a dealer pretending to be a cop?
Larry (as he was then) Fishburne's first lead role was a typically dark vehicle. The story is the usual one of cop losing himself when undercover, however it manages to be more than that for most of the time. Co-written by Tolkin, who wrote The Player, this naturally has a nice cynical edge to it when it looks at the US's hypocritical approach to drug control and the political links between the street hustlers and the political high rollers who court respectability. The story does eventually settle into a traditional setting but even then it works well as a thriller.
The multi-talented Bill Duke directs well with a gritty feel and a few nice touches. However several things are a bit iffy. For most of the film Fishburne's narration/voice over is a bit like a cross between Apocalypse Now and Blade Runner – it comes across as a little too dark and heavy and also explains things like we can't figure it out ourselves. However once you get into the film it's not as big a deal. My main problem lies with the characters.
Fishburne is excellent, a real model of underlying anger and violence, Goldblum is good but perhaps a little OTT on the yuppie/violence thing, but there's good support from Smith and Spin City's beautiful (and often underused – but not here) Victoria Dillard. However the two main white characters (Goldblum and Smith) are both smeared with racist insinuations – Smith appears to insult his black officers and doesn't care about the junkies, while Goldblum is fascinated about all things black and talks about them as wild beautiful beasts and loves having sex with "black'. These things aren't a major problem, but with basically only two white characters in it, it's a little worrying that both are given that edge.
However these are minor complaints that get lost with a good thriller. Fishburne excels and Duke delivers a story that is a good thriller but also has a jaded, subversive edge.
Never Cry Wolf (1983) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
Never Cry Wolf
director: 卡罗尔·巴拉德 actor: 查尔斯·马丁·史密斯 / 布莱恩·丹内利
other title: 狼踪 / 豺狼计划
A scientific researcher, sent on a government study: The Lupus Project, must investigate the possible "menace" of wolves in the north. To do so, he must survive in the wilderness for six months on his own. In the course of these events, he learns about the true beneficial and positive nature of the wolf species.
幸运赌神 (2007) [Movie] Douban
Lucky You
director: 柯蒂斯·汉森 actor: 菲利斯·萨莫维尔 / 艾瑞克·巴纳
other title: Lucky You / 幸运牌手
一场世界性的扑克牌比赛正在人人趋之若鹜的拉斯维加斯轰轰烈烈的举行着,每天,无数的扑克牌高手从世界各地赶到此处,为的就是能在这样的权威性赛事里一决高下。在诸多的选手中,一个名叫哈克(艾瑞克·巴纳 Eric Bana 饰)的年轻人颇为显眼。在比赛中,哈克不仅屡屡创下佳绩,更是光明正大的将目光投向了冠军的宝座。
一次偶然中,哈克结识了美丽聪明的歌女比莉(德鲁·巴里摩尔 Drew Barrymore 饰),郎才女貌的两人一见钟情。比莉不仅为哈克带来了爱情,还令哈克明白了人生中除了成功,还有许多宝贵的东西。决赛的赛场上,坐在牌桌前的哈克震惊的发现,他所要面对的对手不是别人,正是自己的父亲。
The Beast (1996) [Movie] Douban
The Beast
director: 杰夫·布莱克纳 actor: 威廉·彼德森 / 凯伦·西拉斯
other title: 巨鱼
《巨鱼》是1996年上映的美国电影,由杰夫 布莱克纳 (Jeff Bleckner)导演。William Petersen,Karen Sillas主演。
《巨鱼》讲述一个酷爱潜水者和一个水手,经不住海洋的魅力,两人和他的一个非常喜爱生物的朋友一块儿出游。就当他们玩得非常开心的时候,却有了新的发现,在生物学家和水手的强迫下,船长不得不将船继续往不明物靠近,却没有想到... ...