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Predictable, but fairly well handled; the 'F Bomb' was more annoying than emphatic, and could have been done without entirely. John, the sexual buffoon, was one of those characters who are doomed by their own actions, while Anne displayed a very agreeable depth of character and instinctive intellect in concluding the action in a quite agreeable and forthright manner. Cynthia, the younger sister, appears to choose unattainable men with whom to couple, and displays little more interest in unintended consequences than does John, and comes out of the whole thing with a profit while Anne gains, but not hugely, while Graham earns a second chance at the brass ring which is a push, not a win. All in all, well worth watching for adult viewers.
This movie won the 1989 Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival and the Best Actor Award at that same festival for James Spader ("Boston Legal"). It was the first big movie for Steven Soderbergh, who later went on to do "Erin Brockovich" and "Traffic." It is the story of Graham (Spader), a post-college drifter who arrives back in the college town Baton Rouge nine years after college to visit and temporarily live with an old college friend, John Millaney (Peter Gallagher). John is now a very successful lawyer and lives with his wife Ann (Andie Mc Dowell) in a very nice house in Baton Rouge. Ann is bored, in therapy, and frigid with her husband but takes a liking to Graham. She finds out that he has problems too and sympathizes with him because he is a lot like her. But when she finds out what his problem is, she is horrified. Cynthia, Ann's sister played by Laura San Giacomo, meanwhile is having an affair with her sister's husband, John Millaney. Their sexual activities are a big part of the nudity in the movie although it is in pretty good taste. One of their trysts is in the bed at John and Ann's house. And guess what? Ann finds Cynthia's missing earring in her vacuum cleaner. That is when the movie takes its turn. I'm not going to spoil any more of the plot. The movie only leaves a hint as to the final outcome for these four people. But you can put two and two together and probably come up with four. Steven Soderbergh was also nominated for an Academy Award for his brilliant screenplay for this movie. It is worth your time.Read full review
When a 29 year old relatively unknown actor wins a Cannes Film Festival's Palm D'Or best (male) acting award in a film for 1989, and knocks down the wall to "indie films" as well, it may warrant taking note. You may recognize James Spader better now as the character of Raymond "Red" Reddington in the TV-series entitled THE BLACKLIST. But his portrayal of Graham Dalton in this film may be deemed transcendent in my personal opinion.
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It was a very provocative film at the time of its release. After watching it again 29 years later, with my adult son, it seemed much less risqué than most of the stuff in films nowadays. It was a great film for a new director and all four lead actors went on to outstanding careers, similar to the great ensemble cast of “Diner”. If you want to see a movie that makes you think about the human condition with superior acting and directing, I encourage you to spend 100 minutes doing so.
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Fascinating mult-character drama that launched the indie revolution of the early 90s as well as introduced the world to the very talented and intelligent Steven Soderbergh, who still remains an interesting (if occasionally uneven) filmmaker. Great acting from the cast, especially Peter Gallagher as one of the greatest dirtbags to ever grace the screen.
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