Bad Movies
I picked up today's San Francisco Chronicle and saw they reviewed two movies I wanted to (or use to want to) see. Mick LaSalle had this to say about "Beyond the Sea":
"Beyond the Sea is jaw-droppingly awful, a mis-begotten and ill-conceived vanity project, in which Spacey takes an amazing showbiz story and kills it dead."
OUCH! I had wondered if Spacey would be able to pull off the role. He seemed too old to me, but he is a great actor. Here's what Mr. LaSalle had to say:
"He's wrong in the role in every possible way. In a black toupee, he looks nothing like Darin and more like a middle-aged woman." He continues, "Spacey sings the Darin songbook himself, and he's a good singer, in the sense that on any given night, he'd probably win a Karaoke contest."
Then I get to Peter Hartlaub review of "Darkness". After reading his review, "Beyond the Sea" looks like a must see compared to this movie. Here's what he has to say about "Darkness":
"Imagine if some deranged janitor was sweeping up the cutting-room floor of "The Others" and decided to pick up all the snippets of discarded footage and patch the scenes together. In random order." and, "It's unoriginal, frequently incomprehensible and cheaply made, and moviegoers should avoid theaters that show this film just to eliminate the chance of walking in accidentally."
So, if you were thinking about either of those movies, you may want to save yourself the $10.00.
posted by Dave @ 7:43 AM
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