Sunday, February 15, 2009
REMEMBER WHEN?
Today's NYTimes Best Film was Paul Verhoeven's
with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Yes.
He acts. And quite well.
This is a amnesia/thriller/sci-fi/blood and thunder film but it has a heart and the heart is Schwarzenegger. He is for real which means that he does a great job acting his way through an almost constant set of circumstances over which he has almost no control. Just a thin edge of control. Some luck but not too much.
This is a Phillip K. Dick story so it is well constructed. The sets and the visuals are excellent.
Sharon Stone is in this and I do not think that I have ever seen her in a movie before. Not too bad. Ronny Cox is the evil guy and does so quite well.
This is not my kind of film and I didn't look at my watch until 90 minutes in. Really.
A lot of the suspense is at the surface. Good surface though.
I wouldn't want to see it again. Too much gore and violence. One scene did me in and it involved goldfish. I am very sensitive.
I will give it a 3 out of Netflix5 and will hereafter be a bit more respecting of Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger's acting ability.
Now, if we could just get him off his ass and govern our state. But that is another story. A 1 out of 5. Sorry. I couldn't resist.
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