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Reviews
Diverge (2016)
panning the pandemic
What started off as a promising premise quickly lost steam... and never really made a point
Kiss of a Stranger (1998)
Hey...busy? No? Good... let's make a movie
What is an cool concept, and has a good cast, turned into a totally predictable, snoozy, sometimes silly flick.
OK, so she falls for schmaltzy, cliche-ridden, new-age psycho-babble and takes Mr. Goodbody home. Right... OK, so after 1 tryst she's in love. Right... OK, so after 1 tryst she decides to surprise her new "love of her life" at work with her friend in tow. Right... OK, so after 1 month of not seeing or hearing from this fella she freaks out after glimpsing him... wonderfully back-lit I might add. Right...
And what's up with Dyan Cannon lip-synching and trying to be fabulous as Ms. Pop Star?? Waste of her (and Mariel's) talent on this on.
The token gay friend/colleague character was a little cliche. Nice stereotype to perpetuate; that all gay men drop their friends like a hot potato after stealing glances at "Mr Right Now" in a theater. Nice...
In case I'm not clear... Kiss this one goodbye.
Class Action (1991)
The cast makes it
This formulaic court-room drama is saved by stand-out performances by Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio... and others including Laurence Fishburne.
The relationship, reaction and interaction between the two leads is believeable and not over-done.
Definitely worth a rent...
Festen (1998)
Celebration = Emancipation
I stumbled upon this film rather unexpectedly and am so thankful I did. I had gone to the theater to check out a bit of locally-shot fluff, but saw the poster for "The Celebration (Festen)" and decided, not knowing a thing about the film, to take the risk. From the first, unconventional, shots I was mesmerized. The sometimes grainy, rough and effectively lit work was perfect for the subject matter and gave a real "I'm part of this festen" feel to the film. I was immediately drawn into the story; the rage, the pain, the denial...the release... with remarkably cathartic and introspective results. It stayed with me for days. Surely one of the finer films I'd seen this year.