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The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
Paint Drying
BORING BORING BORING
If you plan on watching the entire movie I suggest some sort of chemical assistance. Choose your poison... amphetamines, cocaine, trucker speed, red bull or espresso... whatever, you will need helping staying awake through this one. I mean, I can sit through golf and bowling on TV and not fall asleep. But this movie was like trying to overdose on Valium. DISAPPONTMENT DISAPPONTMENT DISAPPONTMENT
What a amazing cast. What an astounding let down. Deniro's performance is laughable. Actually, if you don't burst out laughing the first time Deniro comes on screen you should seek medical attention... you may be dead. Other performance are better, hell, even good. But a great performance by a great actor means nothing when the movie is crap.
The cinematography is also excellent. Still, all the beautiful scenery in the world cannot distract one from the fact that the movie is completely pointless.
I was surprised to find so many good reviews of this movie. I found that many people who enjoyed this movie had read the book. So, I read the book. The book is in fact very good. But nothing about it screams "Make me a movie." Some books should stay books and not be made into movies. This is a perfect example. This movie should have never been made. It is a discredit to the book on which it is based and the cast that did the acting.
Breaking Point (1976)
Man takes on mob
Not too bad not too good. Bo Svenson is cool but the "action" is pretty cheesy and the bad guys are sappy. I don't know whether a lot of what I found to be humorous about the movie was meant to be funny... but what the heck. Svenson's character outsmarts his pursuers with a number of neat tricks, like pretending his finger is a gun even though he is carrying a gun. I love the fact that Svenson pushes a house over a cliff and the house explodes when it hits the ground... great stuff. There is also a nice Malatov cocktail incident that results is a gratuitous flaming man stunt and one of the weakest car chases ever. I recommend this movie if you are a fan of 70's action and are in the mood for a good laugh.