This is one of the few Paul Newman movies in which even the critics all agreed it was pretty bad. For once, I agree with them; this was not a fun experience watching this garbage.
Actually, I liked Newman's character "Henry Manning," or at least thought he was a very interesting guy. The problem I had wasn't him; it was the two younger actors, Linda Fiorentino and Dermot Mulroney. Have you noticed how many low-life people Fiorentino plays in films? Check out "The Last Seduction," "Jade," etc. This woman is not appealing to me. Mulroney is another actor who plays a lot of punks, including the guy in here, "Wayne MacKay."
Both of those people ruined this film for me, although all three leads are not good people. That was a main problem for a number of viewers: no good guys, meaning nobody to root for.
The story starts out promising but sinks fast, and never recovers. It's tough to like a story when you don't care about any of the characters and it's a weak script to begin with. Still....one wonders why Newman went into this project.
Actually, I liked Newman's character "Henry Manning," or at least thought he was a very interesting guy. The problem I had wasn't him; it was the two younger actors, Linda Fiorentino and Dermot Mulroney. Have you noticed how many low-life people Fiorentino plays in films? Check out "The Last Seduction," "Jade," etc. This woman is not appealing to me. Mulroney is another actor who plays a lot of punks, including the guy in here, "Wayne MacKay."
Both of those people ruined this film for me, although all three leads are not good people. That was a main problem for a number of viewers: no good guys, meaning nobody to root for.
The story starts out promising but sinks fast, and never recovers. It's tough to like a story when you don't care about any of the characters and it's a weak script to begin with. Still....one wonders why Newman went into this project.