3 out 5. John Boorman's POINT BLANK with Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson is a bad-ass
flick. If you like the era of tough no-nonsense guys who take care of
business and don't take lip from a woman. This is exactly that kind
of film. Watch this back-to-back with Lee Marvin's remake of THE
KILLERS and you'll need to send your loved-one away on vacation just so
you can man-out. Solid filmmaking, nothing fancy and it delivers the
goods with sand in your teeth. Also Steven Soderburgh and John Boorman are on the commentary track. Fascinating stuff!
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4 out of 5. THE BIG HEAT blew me away. It's
hard to say who the hero is FRITZ LANG or SYDNEY BOEHM. I'd have to go
with Boehm I think. Every character is interesting and nuanced and not
at all cliched. Clear specific
relationships are established and the story takes twists and turns
involving the audience to guess what happens next. The dialogue was
superb and layered and some of the acting was quite excellent too.
Fritz's directing was very subtle in this piece and it worked
wonderfully. If you like NIGHT AND THE CITY or WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS
you'll love this.
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