I disagree with the above comments. The guy must have seen a different movie than the audiences I've seen the film with. I had the pleasure of seeing the film in Hawaii and at the LA Independent film festival and the audiences loved the film. The performances were charming and the performances were up to the level of any of the best Rockwell films. It is a must see... a film with charm and heart.
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Rockwell hits rock-bottom
D Throat16 February 1999
This movie is a complete failure. The characters of Louis and Frank appeared in Rockwell's earlier feature "In the Soup", which was a very good movie. The jokes are pathetic, the adlibbing of the actors terrible and the story isn't that great either. The roles of Tony Curtis (who shames himself tremendously) and the equally unfortunate Steve Buscemi, who plays a transvestite of sorts, are a total waste. The biggest failures are Louis and Frank themselves, though. Truly an abysmal film, especially after the infinitely better In the Soup. Vote: a well-deserved 1.
Bad, but not that bad
Ween10 April 1999
Having seen the extraordinarily bad rating, I felt the need to help boost it up. The fact is that Louis & Frank, although certainly not as good as earlier Rockwell films, is by no means a disgrace.
The film starts off very promising indeed, with some great conflicts between Louis and Frank. It was funny and good energy. However, the film does drag and many of the characters are annoying: Tony Curtis is embarrassing and annoying, and Steve Buscemi probably only did the film as a favour to Rockwell, who provided Buscemi with fantastic roles in Somebody to Love and In The Soup, but here the character is just dumb.
Don't rush out and see this movie, but if it is on tv it is worth watching.
The film starts off very promising indeed, with some great conflicts between Louis and Frank. It was funny and good energy. However, the film does drag and many of the characters are annoying: Tony Curtis is embarrassing and annoying, and Steve Buscemi probably only did the film as a favour to Rockwell, who provided Buscemi with fantastic roles in Somebody to Love and In The Soup, but here the character is just dumb.
Don't rush out and see this movie, but if it is on tv it is worth watching.
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