Let me begin by saying that both Paul and Mira Sorvino are on my list of favorite actors. They are genuine pros, yet even their efforts cannot raise this stinker above mediocrity.
There is really nothing new here, and what they do present is cliched so badly as to be embarrassing, i.e., the hip, sloppily dressed detective, the female detective maligned by sexist co-workers, the escaped prisoner looking for revenge, etc. Every turn of the plot is so choreographed that any suspense has been thrown to the wind.
I've heard it said that winning an Academy Award can actually cause harm to a performer's career. This film may be direct evidence of that, as it's so very sad to see Mira Sorvino attached to such an anemic film effort as this.
Review of Beneath the Leaves
