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ThomasFiled under: Uncategorized | Tags: 1980s, Film noir, glenn close, Jeff Bridges, Richard Marquand, robert loggia, Thriller, Watchable
Glenn Close is a lawyer who has agreed to defend Jeff Bridges, a young man who may or may not have killed his rich wife. This is classic, by the numbers film noir in every sense. Even switching the genders of the femme fatal and the hard-as-nails protagonist barely feels like a spin on the genre. Is that a bad thing? If you like film noir, definitely not. Is Jeff Bridges guilty? Well you’ll have to watch to the end to find out, but here’s a hint: like just about every other film noir plot, there are going to be a lot of twists along the way and pretty much no one is going to end up happy in the end. I didn’t watch this very long ago, and at the time I enjoyed it, but honestly I cannot remember most of the details at this point. Watchable, but probably pretty forgettable.
P.S. Robert Loggia was nominated for an Academy Award for his role.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 1990s, alec baldwin, armand assante, elisabeth shue, jerry rees, kim basinger, paul reiser, robert loggia, romantic comedy, Watchable
Alex Baldwin and Kim Basinger fall in love, and then out of love, and then back in love and then out again and then, hell, I’m not sure what they are by the time this movie ends. As far as romantic movies go, this one is somewhat unique in that it follows one couple’s relationship over a long period of time AFTER they initially fall in love. There’s a lot of big talent here too, but none of it is very well used, and Kim Basinger’s acting is so bad, so so so God awful bad that it’s hard to imagine anyone falling in love with her. Barely watchable.
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