My wife and I had just finished eating out. We were having a "date night" without the kids and picked this title up at the video store. Now, normally I like to do some research before I invest my time in a movie, but we were out by the store and I like Michael Keaton and Brendan Fraser, so I thought we were safe.
I was, sad to say, very, very wrong.
We snuggled up and began the movie, which is rated R. When the rating appeared at the beginning it mentioned "pervasive language." Okay...that was an understatement. There was so much cussing, particularly with the f-word, that it was totally distracting and basically just ridiculous.
But this was Keaton and Fraser so we pressed on a bit. I think we got about 30 minutes into it and both agreed that this would be 'the last time' we just pick up a movie without reading a little about it. The dialogue, the acting, the story...the whole thing seemed to be a joke. I kept wondering...'how does a guy like Michael Keaton end up in a movie like this? Didn't he read the script? Or was he that desperate for work?' Anyway, we stopped the madness and popped in a movie we own, City of Angels. Okay...now that is a movie. What an incredible difference. Watching those movies back-to-back made The Last Time seem like a high school production.
I am very disappointed. But it turns out I only threw away thirty minutes and $4.74, so it's not the end of the world.
My respect for these two actors, again whom I generally like a lot, has diminished significantly.
I would strongly recommend that you stay away from this movie.
I was, sad to say, very, very wrong.
We snuggled up and began the movie, which is rated R. When the rating appeared at the beginning it mentioned "pervasive language." Okay...that was an understatement. There was so much cussing, particularly with the f-word, that it was totally distracting and basically just ridiculous.
But this was Keaton and Fraser so we pressed on a bit. I think we got about 30 minutes into it and both agreed that this would be 'the last time' we just pick up a movie without reading a little about it. The dialogue, the acting, the story...the whole thing seemed to be a joke. I kept wondering...'how does a guy like Michael Keaton end up in a movie like this? Didn't he read the script? Or was he that desperate for work?' Anyway, we stopped the madness and popped in a movie we own, City of Angels. Okay...now that is a movie. What an incredible difference. Watching those movies back-to-back made The Last Time seem like a high school production.
I am very disappointed. But it turns out I only threw away thirty minutes and $4.74, so it's not the end of the world.
My respect for these two actors, again whom I generally like a lot, has diminished significantly.
I would strongly recommend that you stay away from this movie.