Showing posts with label Anthony LaPaglia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anthony LaPaglia. Show all posts

Sunday, 22 March 2020

The Salton Sea (2002)



After a tragic incident, a man drifts into a world populated by thugs and speed junkies.

A thriller that celebrates its own downward spiral is mostly watchable for its cast of amazingly grotesque characters.

Halliwell (no star): "Sleazy movie that enjoys its descent into the gutter, which here is full of grotesque characters and incidents, including a noseless dealer who recreates the Kennedy assassination with the aid of pigeons in model cars."

Maltin*1/2: "Dreadful film noir-ish thriller...Cluttered story about chance and revenge has more scummy characters than any audience should have to encounter in one movie."

Tuesday, 8 October 2019

The Eichmann Show (2015)



Dramatisation of the team hoping to televise the trial of Adolf Eichmann, an infamous Nazi responsible for the deaths of millions of Jews. It focuses on Leo Hurwitz, a documentary film-maker and Milton Fruchtman, a producer.

Well-meant, but rather superficial docudrama has some good actors, but lacks any depth or grasp of the complexity of its topic.