You could easily write off as overwrought and melodramatic, but I found some good aspects to it. The heart of this film is the disillusion of an average family from the grief and delusions. The dynamic and differing perspectives of what’s best to do when Audrey becomes erratic and their consequences are what make the film. All from the view of a distraught mother conflicted on what’s right.
However, I think it loses the thread when it shifts into a…
Goes to show how dynamic Sam Raimi is as a director when he translates his manic craziness into a sobering, desolate drama that has just as much energy and horror. Coupled with a tight script from Scott B. Smith and jangly sinister songs, A Simple Plan creates a wintery small town mood that is cozy, yet aimless and full of suspicion. Most of all it’s marked by a great ensemble of actors, including Bill Paxton’s everyman haphazardly trying to make…
Respects To The Unwatched 11/20
Got this one a long time ago at a Husky gas station as part of one of those 4-packs or related films. This also included Caddyshack, National Lampoon’s Vacation and… Blazing Saddles?? Yeah, it’s like a “one of these things is not like the other” routine.
More than anything else. this is a product of it’s time. Not a time, the time, of Ronny Reagan. From it’s premise, to people, to rugged politics. Even the crappy theme…
Return of the Criterion Channel #94
The Ghost of Peter Sellers is introspective and at times captivating. The film is well researched and very compact. It offers a unique view of Sellers and his work. The interviews are insightful. Overall, it’s an interesting documentary that doesn’t fail to deliver.
