A.N.Smith (ansmith@netdoor.com)
Tue, 21 Sep 1999 07:01:33 -0500
> It takes all kinds I guess, because I liked A Slight
Case mostly becauses
of
> its tongue in cheek kind of humor. And the last
scene in which the main
> character gives an "I give up" face to the camera,
priceless.
It was that final scene that turned this from a bland light
crime movie
(never been big on light crime: "Look, there's a murder!
That's nifty!") into a bad movie experience for me. Too
sudden, too tidy, I don't believe the explanation, Macy's
been talking to us the whole movie, so it felt like a dirty
trick, and then when he's in the car: "I read your
screenplay. It sucked. It's schlock. Trash." What was
that?
When Westlake does screenwork, it's on fire--"Grifters". When
Boorman did Stark, in "Point Blank," more fire. So I was
looking forward to this. Now I try to forget.
But like you said, it takes all kinds, and I respect that. My
humble opinion, that's all.
Neil Smith
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