Hey...isn't this really a remake of "A Woman's Face" with Joan Crawford? (Itself a remake of an earlier Ingrid Bergman face.) And thus the novel it's based on, too, I guess. Think about it: In "A Woman's Face" Joan Crawford is a horribly scarred criminal given a new lease on life by a kindly doctor who offers to repair her face. Hmmmm. Anyway, for fans of Mickey Rourke who can't see enough of his face getting wrecked, here you are. (Hey, Mickey's been making a comeback lately. You go, Mick.) Good support from Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker, the always reliable Lance Henriksen, and an especially evil Ellen Barkin. These days the New Orleans settings should be even more nostalgic than ever.
Review of Johnny Handsome
