Ray Liotta ought to be one of the BIG stars of cinema. He's got the looks, charm and talent to bury the opposition, but somehow it hasn't worked out for him
Phoenix is a case in point. Excellent cast - even in the minor roles - and a sound plot that grips the attention but somehow it doesn't quite make the grade.
I suppose the problem is that it is a derivative movie which the viewrer mentally compares (unfavourably) with what has gone before
All the same it is quite a good film with Liotta making a sympathetic figure out of the gambling addicted cop-gone-wrong and Anthony LaPaglia dominating the action every time the corrupt being that is his character 'Henshaw' ouzes across the screen. There is sharp, sometimes Tarantinoesque, dialogue but we've been here before and even the excellent performances on screen don't quite compensate.
Nevertheless, a watchable movie and well worth 7 out of 10
Phoenix is a case in point. Excellent cast - even in the minor roles - and a sound plot that grips the attention but somehow it doesn't quite make the grade.
I suppose the problem is that it is a derivative movie which the viewrer mentally compares (unfavourably) with what has gone before
All the same it is quite a good film with Liotta making a sympathetic figure out of the gambling addicted cop-gone-wrong and Anthony LaPaglia dominating the action every time the corrupt being that is his character 'Henshaw' ouzes across the screen. There is sharp, sometimes Tarantinoesque, dialogue but we've been here before and even the excellent performances on screen don't quite compensate.
Nevertheless, a watchable movie and well worth 7 out of 10