I have a hard time identifying my biggest problem with Dogma. Is it the lack of good narrative? Smith’s script, which does have some very funny scenes in it, is one of the worst attempts at an epical plot I’ve ever seen. It’s inept. It’s pat. Combined with some of the terrible performances, the whole […]
Entries Tagged as 'Linda Fiorentino'
Dogma (1999, Kevin Smith)
April 12th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Tagged: Alan Rickman· Ben Affleck· Jeff Anderson· Kevin Smith· Linda Fiorentino· Lions Gate Films· Matt Damon· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
Larger Than Life (1996, Howard Franklin)
May 7th, 2007 · No Comments
Larger Than Life is a different film today than it was ten years ago–back then, I remember, it was a big deal Matthew McConaughey starred in the film. There were reshoots to add more of him. Today, the film’s sold as a kid’s movie on DVD, which isn’t particularly appropriate, given a lot of the […]
Tagged: Bill Murray· Howard Franklin· Keith David· Linda Fiorentino· Matthew McConaughey· Roy Blount Jr.· United Artists· ★★½
Jade (1995, William Friedkin), the director’s cut
March 16th, 2006 · 1 Comment
Jade not only ended David Caruso’s leading man career, it also ended Chazz Palminteri’s mid-1990s upswing, and probably slowed down Linda Fiorentino’s post–Last Seduction career as it started (she never had a lead in a major studio production). Amusingly, when Paramount started making the film, back in 1995, they had no idea who to cast […]
Tagged: Chazz Palminteri· David Caruso· Joe Eszterhas· Linda Fiorentino· Paramount Pictures· William Friedkin· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ



