Dafoe is a commanding young fella in this and Hackman is the versatility that adds a lot of interest and edge to the otherwise unpleasant sort of police presence in the movie. If you're all in on highly hyperbolic scenes of extreme racism and mayhem then this is your jam
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My Own Private Idaho 1991
A movie that sort of seemed like its only purpose is to see Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix twitch around in front of a camera. I'm sure large sums of drugs were involved around this. This not much substance under the surface here
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Me, Myself & Irene 2000
With Me, Myself & Irene, you get a serviceable job from the Farrelly's and one from Carrey. Put them both together (again) and they get by on the skin of their teeth with just enough. The formula is a little long in the tooth, though. There's a lot of standing around from characters that are simply gawking at whatever Carrey is doing. The narration is funny and helps save it through frequent rough spots.
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The Lawnmower Man 1992
Lawnmower Man is a film that's gathered some interesting and understandable retrospective fanfare in current years. There's a few obvious reasons for this; one being the raw, though campy, pioneering efforts in extensive use of full screen 3D and/or CGI rendered plot relevant sequences. Another example would be the commentary on the current age of digital, at the time of 1991, and how eerily comparable its story has paralleled our own through the 30 years since this movie was made.…
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