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B+ |
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| Story: |
B+ |
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| Acting: |
A |
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| Direction: |
B+ |
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| Visuals: |
B+ |
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Red Herrings Galore
by Thomas (movies profile)
Nov 5, 2006
2
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3 people found this review helpful
I started looking for "heat" references as soon as I began watching the video. Hot Florida, hot swing band in the ampitheatre, lots of smoking, hot Kathleen Turner. Hot, hot, hot! Was the movie hot? For most of it, I was totally engrossed. There were lots of twists and turns, and the acting seemed first-rate for the direction I thought the plot might travel. On looking back, I see that I was faked out by many dead ends in the script. Whether that was the intention or not, I don't know, but the finale was anti-climactic. Giving the supporting players quirks made for some red herrings (like Danson dancin'-- was that intended as well?), but it didn't feel full, just bloated. Mickey Rourke puts in a great little performance and the normally-annoying Ted Danson drew me some sympathy. There were many endings that I myself can imagine would have been better. I still give it 8 out of 10 for a fine noir atmosphere, groovy score, and terrific acting. |
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