I'll admit I was hesitant to see this underrated Scorcese film. His previous black comedy The King of Comedy is still what I consider one of the worst movies I have ever seen and while Raging Bull and Goodfellas are undeniable masterpieces as well as the wonderful Aviator re-visiting Scorsese's filmography I was also disappointed in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.
I didnt go into this with high expectations but surprisingly it was an entertaining enough film, far better than the aforementioned Scorcese disappointments and the acting and directing were both good, but this is labelled as a black comedy and I didnt laugh.
Not to say that makes it a bad film by any means. I just feel it is far more effective as a drama, or even crime thriller.
Griffin Dunne who I haven't seen in much aside from his supporting role in My Girl which came along six years later does very good in the lead, and the supporting performances from Rosanna Arquette, Terri Garr, John Heard Catherine O'Hara and Cheech and Chong are also very good.
The film is far too interesting to ever be boring and I was never bored while watching it but I just expected some dark laughs and there weren't any.
As a crime drama this works and any Scorcese fan or fans of these actors should definitely give it a look.
View it more as a drama or even a suspense film and you will probably enjoy it even more.
As it stands it's a solid entertaining effort with good performances. Not Scorcese at his best but very watchable and entertaining nonetheless.
I didnt go into this with high expectations but surprisingly it was an entertaining enough film, far better than the aforementioned Scorcese disappointments and the acting and directing were both good, but this is labelled as a black comedy and I didnt laugh.
Not to say that makes it a bad film by any means. I just feel it is far more effective as a drama, or even crime thriller.
Griffin Dunne who I haven't seen in much aside from his supporting role in My Girl which came along six years later does very good in the lead, and the supporting performances from Rosanna Arquette, Terri Garr, John Heard Catherine O'Hara and Cheech and Chong are also very good.
The film is far too interesting to ever be boring and I was never bored while watching it but I just expected some dark laughs and there weren't any.
As a crime drama this works and any Scorcese fan or fans of these actors should definitely give it a look.
View it more as a drama or even a suspense film and you will probably enjoy it even more.
As it stands it's a solid entertaining effort with good performances. Not Scorcese at his best but very watchable and entertaining nonetheless.