I remember watching this film in dreamlike states a couple times on TV in the late 90's as a teenager and I didn't really "like" it but there was just something so strange about it, some underlying aura that made me keep watching.
To me David looked like he could unravel into an anxiety attack at any moment, my heart ached for him somehow. Val Kilmer (in the middle of his divorce) looked like he wanted to kill everyone there and then himself, and Brando was the beyond creepy crazy weirdo that they wanted to be 1000 miles away from. It was so bizarre... the tone of the movie from the actors *in* it was just as unsettling as the story. I don't get why they couldn't just fire Kilmer if he was causing most of the trouble, but it seems like the studio made him stay or made the team "work it out" or both.
I graduated from film school years ago and this nightmare of a production is one example why I'm not pursuing that career any longer. I have the utmost respect for directors and writers and crew members to go through the suffering they do. Congrats to everyone who got this film made-it's an absolute miracle.
To me David looked like he could unravel into an anxiety attack at any moment, my heart ached for him somehow. Val Kilmer (in the middle of his divorce) looked like he wanted to kill everyone there and then himself, and Brando was the beyond creepy crazy weirdo that they wanted to be 1000 miles away from. It was so bizarre... the tone of the movie from the actors *in* it was just as unsettling as the story. I don't get why they couldn't just fire Kilmer if he was causing most of the trouble, but it seems like the studio made him stay or made the team "work it out" or both.
I graduated from film school years ago and this nightmare of a production is one example why I'm not pursuing that career any longer. I have the utmost respect for directors and writers and crew members to go through the suffering they do. Congrats to everyone who got this film made-it's an absolute miracle.