This story had a very complicated plot and had too many characters. The screenplay should have cut out a substantial number of the characters. Rob Lowe, as John, is passable. Jodie Foster, as Franny, is amazing. My recommendation is to pay attention to the scenes involving Franny, and to ignore nearly everything else.
The Wallace Shawn character should have been cut. The Austrian radicals should have been cut, too. The love affair between Franny and Susie the Bear should have been developed further. Or, perhaps instead of cutting 40% of the story, this should have been made into a 4 hour movie with one intermission. Movie theaters here in the States used to have intermissions.
The Wallace Shawn character should have been cut. The Austrian radicals should have been cut, too. The love affair between Franny and Susie the Bear should have been developed further. Or, perhaps instead of cutting 40% of the story, this should have been made into a 4 hour movie with one intermission. Movie theaters here in the States used to have intermissions.