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Summary: Love Bruce As Always
Review: I'm a big Bruce Willis fan and even though this isn't an incredible film it is still a good film. There's a fun sort of eroticness to it but I do feel that Mia Sara, perfecting the childish chipmunk look (she's got a career in Fantasy/Sci-Fi) may've pulled off the range of multiple parts interspersing herself in a therapy group but she lacks the malleability to convincingly becoming so many different characters in form. What would've been much simpler would've been to have multiple actors play the role. Bruce Willis does a really credeble turn as an angusihed doctor trying to recover his sense of self and ability to help heal others.
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Summary: Great Movie-Lousy DVD Content
Review: I loved this movie. The acting was superb; the characters were both gripping and complex. The acurate portrayal of an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, as portrayed by Brad Dourif, was astounding. Bruce Willis' sex scenes were VERY HOT! This is obviously a man who is very confident about his ability to get the job done with the professional grace, style and heat that this film required. The cop, portrayed by Ruben Blades, was very entertaining as well. What I was greatly disappointed by though, was the director's laziness is in his decision to exclude any commentary on the film. Frankly, I think this film, more than most, deserved the director's commentary feature. To discover the WHY'S about the characters would have been very interesting. With such a great film under his belt, you'd think Director - Richard Rush would have taken the time and shown his pride for this work of art. Again, great movie. I would recommend this film to anyone seeking a great time and an indepth ride through the psyche of these everyday people with the level of problems many people share. But, the DVD is seriously lacking the features many DVD lovers buy them for.
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Summary: Overdeveloped Porn or Underdeveloped Movie?
Review: Although I'm usually partial to nudity- partial or Full frontal- this movie really didn't - er- evoke the feeling I expected it to- this movie is terrible- the acting is garbage- and although Jane March was nice eye candy- It was pretty obvious from the first scene- this movie is bad- I do like the endtitle song though. If you're interested in this movie- avoid the plot and the acting- and the script- if you want a naked Jane March- or a naked Bruce Willis- you got the right movie- if your looking for anything else- watch Dude! Where's My Car- otherwise - stay away from this one
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Summary: 3 stars for the naked Jane March, 0 for the rest
Review: I had to give this film 3 stars for the hot body of Jane March. As for the rest of the film, bad script, horrible acting, and most of all, way too predictable.
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Summary: Hitchcock does Basic Instinct
Review: As a confirmed Bruce Willis fan, maybe I am a little biased. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I love a good thriller at any time and this movie certainly sated my palate. A sexy psycho-drama with hints of Hitchcock, this movie is by no means a masterpiece, but who says every movie has to be. It is pure entertainment that is, for the most part, well acted, well directed and most enjoyable.
As far as I am concerned, Mr Willis can do no wrong and having no prior knowledge of her, I think Jane March was extremely well cast. Most of the supporting cast too, do their job well. A very sexy flick, both lead actors were a good choice as they are both realistic looking (ie not Hollywood plastic) yet very attractive and not hard to look at at all.
As is all too common, I was disappoited by the features offered on the DVD. Would have loved some behind the scenes or out-takes and as for the extra time that comes with the directors cut, this version is exactly the same as that released in Australian cinema's and home video.
This movie will however always rate up there with my favourites.
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Summary: It was good, but preditble!
Review: I agree on this, I like Bruce Willis with Die Hard, The Kid well this was good but I found this preditble, lots of sex, nudity. The performences were good. If you like movies that keep you guessing rent or buy this. Great thriller!!
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Summary: The "Color" is Bleak
Review: There's a good film in here somewhere just aching to get out, but the filmmakers seem more interested in playing Box Office Wheel of Fortune than caring about the quality of the product they're trying to sell, and it makes "Color of Night," directed by Richard Rush, one of those movies that makes you shake your head and think, Ah! what could have been if only! And that single "if" makes all the difference in the world with regards to what finally winds up on the screen. When his treatment of a patient fails and ends tragically, leaving him with some pronounced psychological damage of his own, New York psychologist Dr. Bill Capa (Bruce Willis) quits his practice and goes to Los Angeles seeking the solace and, perhaps, the help of an old friend and colleague, Dr. Bob Moore (Scott Bakula). Capa quickly discovers, however, that Moore is having problems of his own, apparently stemming from a weekly group therapy session he has been conducting for some time. Moore, it seems, has recently received some death threats, which he believes are coming from one of the patients of this particular group, though he hasn't a clue which one, nor any proof of his suspicions. Moore invites Capa to sit in on the next group session, hoping for a fresh perspective and possibly some insights into the matter. At the moment, Capa feels incapable of actively engaging in the practice of his chosen field of endeavor, but in light of the fact that he's Bob's house guest, he acquiesces and agrees to observe the group. But it proves to be an inauspicious proposition for all concerned, and subsequent circumstances quickly put Capa at the center of just the kind of situation he left New York to avoid. Once the hand is dealt, however, he has no choice but to play it out to the end. Rush began his career as a director with low budget exploitation films like "Too Soon to Love" in 1960, and ten films later achieved legitimate status with the highly successful black comedy, "The Stunt Man" in 1980, for which he received an Oscar nomination (along with his leading man, Peter O'Toole). He did not direct again until this film, some fourteen years later, and during that hiatus, Rush apparently lost whatever expertise he had accrued by 1980, and his "roots" are clearly showing in this one. The violence of the film is inherent in the story, but Rush makes it unnecessarily graphic; and while this could have been an incisive and insightful character study (and intrinsically more interesting), he takes the low road, fleshing it out instead with scenes of gratuitous sex and nudity, as well as superfluous action (he works in no less than two ridiculous car chases, one culminating in a vehicle being pushed from the top of a high rise parking garage). Furthermore, he ignores motivations and character development almost entirely; the two areas that required the most attention if this film was going to work at all. Rush especially lets his actors down, inasmuch as most of these characters presented real challenges that could have been met much more successfully with the help and guidance of the director. Rush would have served his actors, as well as himself, better had he taken the time to explore these people being portrayed with some depth. He apparently did not, however, and with one exception the performances by one and all suffer for it. In 1994, Bruce Willis simply was not the accomplished actor he is today, and he, especially, could have used some help in finding his character. it was help he obviously did not get, and his Capa ends up being too much John McClane and not enough Malcom Crowe. Willis flounders between the two personalities, creating a kind of schizophrenic characterization that seriously affects the credibility of his portrayal. And it's the same fate suffered by Scott Bakula here. Even in the scenes which places them in their "professional" setting as psychoanalysts, they are simply not convincing. Making the case of poor directing even stronger are the performances of Lesley Ann Warren (Sondra), Brad Dourif (Clark), Ruben Blades (Lt. Martinez) and Kevin J. O'Connor (Casey). Like Willis, all of them seem to have trouble defining their individual characters, vacillating between any number of personalities and unable to achieve that necessary, final focus. It's the kind of indecisiveness that is usually resolved during rehearsals, but inexplicably made it to the screen here. The single exception is the performance turned in by Lance Henriksen, as Buck, who unlike his costars, somehow managed to find his character and make him convincing. The odd-"woman"-out of the entire bunch is Jane March, who as Rose has perhaps the most challenging role of all, and when given the opportunity actually displays some talent. Unfortunately, Rush-- for the most part-- uses her in a way that is demeaning and without merit, and she becomes the object of a sleight-of-hand that is nothing more than a cheap trick Rush pulls out of his hat. And by failing to use her in a more productive way, by not concentrating on developing her character (which is so vital to the story), Rush commits his most critical error of all. The supporting cast includes Eriq La Salle (Detective Anderson), Jeff Corey (Ashland), Kathleen Wilhoite (Michelle), Shirley Knight (Edith Niedelmeyer), John Bower (Medical Examiner) and Andrew Lowrey (Dale Dexter). The high note of this entire project was played before it ever even got off the ground, that being the story itself; but screenwriters Matthew Chapman and Billy Ray proceeded to methodically remove any and all credibility it may have initially contained, and Rush took it from there, taking "Color of Night" straight into that black hole reserved for movies that fail to deliver on their promise. It is not surprising that Rush has not directed a feature film since this one; once the magic is lost, it's hard to retrieve.
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Summary: I acutally liked it
Review: This movie was trashed by the critics. I only saw it (at the cinema) because I needed somewhere to hide for two hours while I avoided an unpleasant social obligation. I found myself liking it, almost feeling guilty for liking it ("But I'm supposed to hate this!") It's largely cheap thrills, but I really did enjoy it. The beauty of Jane March didn't hurt ...Well, call me stupid, but I DIDN'T see the surprise ending coming. I liked it.
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Summary: So bad it's good
Review: Oh it's horrible! It's got camp, bad musical score, girl on girl action, BDSM play, a hot leading female, blood, crossdressing, a plot (it's in there somewhere)... An altogether bad excuse for a whodunit. I had no idea Bruce Willis was so hung.
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Summary: One of the Worst Movies Ever made...Loved it.
Review: I could go on all night about this one....this has got to be one of the worst big budget studio movies EVER made, right up there with "Showgirls". I wont even get into to, I dont have enough space, but trust me this is an incredible mess. Mindnumbing plot twists, ridiculous characters, horrible direction, inane dialogue, completely insane/unbelievable preformances and situations. Its almost indescribable, how did this one get made?!?! What were they thinking?!?! Thouroughly enjoyable junkfood for the brain.
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