Gerald So (gso@optonline.net)
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 12:03:26 -0400
Hello, all.
Mantegna was fine as Spenser. Though
some of his lines fell flat, he pulled off the book Spenser's
trademark smug, quiet, yet deadly attitude.
I was also pleased with Mahmud-Bey's
portrayal of Hawk. This Hawk was was chattier than
Brooks--about right for Hawk of the books, I think. He pulled
off "My name is Hawk . . . " (ala Michael Keaton's
"I'm Batman.")
The actors for Gino and Vinnie Morris
were close enough (though I pictured Vinnie younger). Rugar
was right-on, as were Clint Stapleton and Glenda Baker.
I found myself wondering what I might think
of the movie if didn't know the books so well. Because I
*did* know the books, I couldn't help but be a bit
disappointed. (Standards too high?)
I didn't find Urich, Brooks, and Stock to
be the perfect cast, and this one wasn't perfect either. But
I did feel the movie was closer to RBP's books in feel and
execution.
The lack of voice-overs was refreshing. In
a 2-hour movie, where we look at Spenser as opposed to
through him, a little voice cutting in to tell what he's
thinking can get old fast.
I give it a 7 out of 10. Good for a cable
movie, meaning I would buy it on video if I had a five- or
ten-dollar gift certificate.
Gerald
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