Maybe Nic Cage conducted a seance and summoned up the ghost of Mr. Williams, cause this stinks like one of his lesser efforts, all the way.
I believe James Franco has something good to offer the world of cinema but half the time you cannot hear a word he's saying. Most likely to overcompensate, Brenda Blethyn overplays her role as his Mother/pimp, and while she has her moments, they are few and far between.
Mena Suvari gives the best performance, though I didn't really understand any of the relationships in the movie. Harry Dean Stanton just hangs around...why? Not that he bothers me, but what's your part? Suvari and Franco get too dramatic too quickly and have some puerile dialogue, some of it in the rain..its too much to bear.
It was nice to see Brenda Vaccaro as one of Sonny's 'customers' but it hardly was enough to save the movie. Cage himself is seen briefly at the end. I hope when he directs a real movie that I'll be interested enough to see it, although that's doubtful since this was such an ordeal. 3/10.
I believe James Franco has something good to offer the world of cinema but half the time you cannot hear a word he's saying. Most likely to overcompensate, Brenda Blethyn overplays her role as his Mother/pimp, and while she has her moments, they are few and far between.
Mena Suvari gives the best performance, though I didn't really understand any of the relationships in the movie. Harry Dean Stanton just hangs around...why? Not that he bothers me, but what's your part? Suvari and Franco get too dramatic too quickly and have some puerile dialogue, some of it in the rain..its too much to bear.
It was nice to see Brenda Vaccaro as one of Sonny's 'customers' but it hardly was enough to save the movie. Cage himself is seen briefly at the end. I hope when he directs a real movie that I'll be interested enough to see it, although that's doubtful since this was such an ordeal. 3/10.