Depressed to the point of discomfort

Anglik

After watching "Blood and Wine" I had an almost physical urge to immediately put on something much more cheerful (like a new "Friends" episode). Hardly do I stumble upon a film so brutal and tasteless, in which the main characters come across only as people in various stages of moral disintegration, with whom the viewer is compelled to feel no attachment whatsoever. The "good guys" seem appealing only by virtue of committing the least disgusting wrongdoings. The characters' motivation is not to become better, but not to become worse than they already are, and redemption is nowhere in sight. One depressing, bleak piece of a movie, with little - if any - value. Nicholson presents a disappointing lack of class, Lopez puts off by her strong Cuban accent, and only Michael Caine seems to tower above the rest of the cast, in a role which is nevertheless a bad waste of his talents. In short: avoid if you can. (And for a really good caper flick - go see "The Thomas Crown Affair", any of the two versions, although I recommend the newer one.) (4/10)

score 4/10

Anglik 15 May 2000

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