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Summary: Newman is The Man!
Review: I loved this movie. I was laughing so hard, I cried. Paul Newman is THE MAN! All those years, like fine wine have only made him better. He just sucks you right in and makes you believe. (He looked like he was having a ball too) The writing was sharp, the pace was just right and Fiorentino is no slouch either! If you want to have a little fun, pop in this video, you'll be glad you did.
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Summary: Very Good; Worth Your Time
Review: I picked out this movie for watching because I've seen virtually every movie Paul Newman ever made and the man has been very careful in picking his movie roles over the years. I've never seen him in anything I considered dreadful. That's true once again here. Newman renders a very solid performance as an imprisoned bank robber who manages to cope by pretending he is still mostly paralyzed from a stroke. My grandmother had a severely debilitating stroke. She lingered in a state like Newman's pretend one for a year. Newman must have studied stroke victims because he has the nuances of their behavior down perfectly. Essentially the plot revolves around Newman's nurse discovering he's putting on an act and then talking him into pulling another heist along with her and her somewhat dim but sexy husband. Every scene Newman was in was well worth watching. For example, during the heist another guard starts to question him about the people he knows and this could blow the whole caper. Newman starts talking about religion and putting God into this man's life and in seconds the man has turned tail and fled. This was amazingly true to life and exactly what I would do if someone wanted to talk "God in my Life" with me in the middle of a commercial establishment! Everyone else does a good job in this film but it is the movie it is because of Newman. I can't give it 5 stars because the movie as a whole isn't something that is going to knock you out where you want to see it over and over again as one of your all time favorites. For a night's viewing at home though, this could be just what you need.
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Summary: Newman Delivers
Review: I really enjoyed this movie. It wasn't just the actors in it either. The story was fun to watch even if it was a little simple. In this drama comedy Paul Newman still has that great ability to act and really shows it off in this lead role. He plays an old thief that fakes a stroke to get out of prison. When his plan of collecting some old cash he had stashed away falls through, Carol (played by Linda Fiorentino) convinces him to hi-jack an armored car. This movie is fun to watch and in certain parts really makes you laugh. Also in this film, Dermot Mulroney, who plays Fiorentino's husband. If you are a Paul Newman fan then pick this one up. But even if you're not then you should give it a try. You might like it.
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Summary: Where the money is
Review: I saw this movie on a United Airlines flight and it was excellent. Paul Newman continues to deliver great performances. The plot provied the right amount of suspense with a super story. I thought the ending great! I would compare the movie to the The Thomas Crown Affair only believable.
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Summary: Newman Charm Carries Standard 'Heist' Flick...
Review: I've been a Paul Newman fan all my life (in fact, I'm only two years older than his film debut, in 'The Silver Chalice'), so whenever he appears onscreen, it is a cause of celebration for me...at least until I see whether or not the film is any good!'Where the Money Is' gets a mixed review from me; as a character study, it's terrific, with Newman combining the cranky, elderly gruffness that has become a staple of his recent films, with that charming, still boyish smile that for a moment lifts the years, and harkens back to 'Butch Cassidy' and 'Cool Hand Luke'. Add to this a wonderful performance by Linda Fiorentino, as a small-town girl who deserved a chance to grow, but ended up tied into a mundane life with a dull husband. She captures a quiet desperation and desire to 'live' that most of us can identify with, and also conveys a sexiness and passion that no one else in town even comes CLOSE to! Where the movie lets me down is in the routine plot. One would think that a 'master' criminal like Newman would come up with something more creative that an armored car heist, even if he WAS saddled with novice crooks Fiorentino and Mulroney (who, as the husband, plays another of the 'not very bright' characters that have become his trademark). The planning and execution of the heist and subsequent robberies is so 'by-the-numbers' and routine that it lacks any real suspense (even the 'glitches' are predictable!). What it all comes down to is this; if you are a Newman fan (like me), and enjoy watching a screen legend show a new generation of actors and audiences what defines a 'star', 'Where the Money Is' certainly deserves a spot in your film library! If, however, you are looking for a great 'heist' movie, pick up 'Entrapment', 'The Thomas Crown Affair', or 'The Getaway', instead!
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Summary: Worst motion picture of all time candidate
Review: In this film a bored female registered nurse (RN) attempts to drown an invalid entrusted to her care. She attempts the drowning out of boredom. She does it for kicks because she's depraved. She shoves the invalid's wheelchair into a lake. However, the surprised invalid survives. Then this RN manipulates the abused patient into helping her hijack and rob an armored car. That felony leads to a fatality. The RN character, portrayed by Linda Fiorentino, violates most important state and federal RN licensing laws throughout the film. When it was released I was surprised that RN promotion organizations around the country did not condemn this movie and call for a boycott. Because RN's did not publicly condemn the movie, I expected that RN's must have shared my feeling: the movie was so bad that few watched it and therefore they did not want to draw more attention to it. However, the first RN I asked about this movie told me that she was as bored and lonely with her life as the RN character in the movie. I quickly excused myself before she asked me to help attempt to murder an invalid and rob an armored car. The first physician I asked about this movie -- she had seen it -- said that she found not only the movie, but the lack of public condemnation of it, disturbing. Other reviewers, you'll note, mention that the film did not portray certain events, such as how the RN knew that her patient would not drown when she pushed his wheelchair into a lake. The viewing audience did NOT know whether the patient would drown. The point the filmmakers were making by omitting such evidence, I thought obvious, was that the nurse did NOT know. It would have been fine with her if the Paul Newman wheelchair-bound character had drown. She's depraved. She should be locked up. She's the villain. Instead, some confused reviewers celebrate her as the protagonist, even heroine. Only a contemptable villianous character would have participated in these heinous activities. It's shocking that a story where an apparently ordinary RN who first attempts to murder a helpless old man entrusted her care, and who then manipulates him (the Paul Newman character) into helping commit a felony murder, would be celebrated by most of the audience as the heroine. I write this review because I was jaw-droppingly surprised that some reviewers admit that they are confused by the film, but nevertheless give this [movie] a four or five star rating. Everyone that I have spoken with presumes that Paul Newman must have needed the money badly, and he either helped deliberately confuse and confound the audience or only knew his part of the script. Regardless, the feeling is that afterward he and the filmmakers smiled all the way to the bank, caring only for the clink of coin in their bank accounts, and nothing for the art of the motion picture. Unfortunately, in this movie the art is not served, justice is not served, and the bad guys not only win, but are celebrated as sympathetic by much of a confused and compliant audience. I suppose in a sequel the majority of a still confused compliant audience would be pleased to see handsome and stylish Linda Fiorentio and Paul Newman get away with more domestic terrorism. This is an appallingly bad film with an appallingly bad message. We can expect no better from Linda Fiorentino, but Shame on you, Paul Newman, for selling yourself in this abomination. We expect better from you. Did you not read the entire script before you agreed to the acting?
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Summary: where the money is.
Review: it makes no defference to me how many star rating Paul Newman movies have. if Mr Newman is in the film it is a five stars for me. No other actor well Ever have his class and hi talent, ( NOT NOW NOT EVER ) A frase from his( Movie Nobody's Fool) Giovanna Novak
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Summary: where the money is.
Review: it makes no defference to me how many star rating Paul Newman movies have. if Mr Newman is in the film it is a five stars for me. No other actor well Ever have his class and hi talent, ( NOT NOW NOT EVER ) A frase from his( Movie Nobody's Fool) Giovanna Novak
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Summary: Newman Buttresses a Pleasant Surprise
Review: Linda Fiorentino plays a prom queen who finds herself working in a nursing home--and something less than satisfied with her life. Paul Newman arrives at the home in shackles, temporarily released from prison because he was feigning a stroke. A notorious bank robber, Newman's character is shrouded in intrigue. Though he's a dangerous character, Fiorentino's character, Carol, starts spending a lot of time alone with him. Carol is a sexy and smart woman. (This is the first of Fiorentino's movies I remember seeing. Sh'es incredibly attractive, and will have to look for her in other movies.) One of Carol's causes for displeasure is her husband, Wayne, played by infrequent star Dermot Mulroney. The plot plays out out very well, though the beginning stumbles a bit. The acting isn't great, though the charismatic and smooth Newman mostly carries the film. While the story at times is inplausible, it's a very watchable and light movie. What I really enjoyed was the aftermath: while the bank caper movie is a bit formula, this incarnation is twisted with life-purpose and satisfaction crisis storylines, and an interesting resolution. The story comes off as a spirise to those who'd take it as cookie-cutter for the genre. The cameara work is great, and the production quality is outstanding. The audio is a little muddy, but fits its genere very well.
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Summary: Newman's Own
Review: OK, this is a sweet litte nothing that will not make the waves big enough to topple Titanic, but just imagine yourself watching a megablockbuster a night - what a strain! The film is cute in the old-fashioned way, it reflects Paul Newman's views on the present state of cinema - he will not star in all these "hilarious" ... "comedies" and this film is built around him. We see the dignified veteran actor delivering the performance we can always rely on. Linda Fiorentino is good, unflinchingly competent and restless as usual. She is not that femme fatale of The Moderns, not super-bitch of The Last Seduction - her acting reminds me the morgue employee she played in Men In Black. A mature and able person sees that her life is stalled and eagerly grasps the ticket to the joyride. With both hands. The film will not rock you in the armchair, but it's very endearing and there is a lot of good twinkles in this.
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