Somehow Altman lets The Gingerbread Man get away from him. Never the direction, which holds up until the end–and seeing Robert Altman direct a fight scene is something to behold–but the plotting. The film starts high, thanks to the compelling plot and the performances, but then the plot gets more and more… not convoluted, but […]
Entries Tagged as 'John Grisham'
The Gingerbread Man (1998, Robert Altman)
April 1st, 2008 · No Comments
Tagged: Clyde Hayes· Embeth Davidtz· John Grisham· Kenneth Branagh· Polygram Filmed Entertainment· Robert Altman· Robert Downey Jr.· Robert Duvall· ★★½
Runaway Jury (2003, Gary Fleder)
February 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments
I thought there were no anti-conservative Hollywood films for a long while after 9/11, so I guess Runaway Jury went under the radar. It appears to have been a significant bomb and, watching it, it seemed strange to see John Grisham’s name on screen. It’s been a long time since adaptations of his novels have […]
Tagged: 20th Century Fox· Brian Koppelman· Cliff Curtis· David Levien· Dustin Hoffman· Gary Fleder· Gene Hackman· John Cusack· John Grisham· Matthew Chapman· Rick Cleveland· ★
The Rainmaker (1997, Francis Ford Coppola)
January 4th, 2006 · No Comments
The Rainmaker’s got some beautiful stuff in it. My history with it is somewhat sorted… I discovered it on DVD, then abandoned it–and have now rediscovered it. I can’t remember what my last problem with it was–probably the same as my current one–but I was selling DVDs and needed cash.
It’s not perfect and has some […]
Tagged: Danny DeVito· Danny Glover· Francis Ford Coppola· John Grisham· Matt Damon· Michael Herr· Mickey Rourke· Paramount Pictures· Roy Scheider· Teresa Wright· ★★★



