Sunday, July 22, 2007
HALLIBURTON
Today's NYTimes Best 1176 Film was Paul Verhoeven's
with Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O'Herlihy and Ronny Cox.
We have Detroit in the hands of wanton criminals and the police in the hands of a mega-corporation that sub-contracts out government work including the cops.
Sounds just like what we have twenty years after the film was shown.
Weller is just great working around a tough costume. He comes through. The robot has soul. It is just the way we are supposed to see it. He slowly emerges. Very nicely done.
It is funny scary.
Hard to pull off.
You know what is going to happen but not how.
A good way to deal with a genré situation.
I liked it but wanted it to speed up a little.
I will give it a 4 out of Netflix5.
Labels: best films
Comments:
Post a Comment
