I had heard mostly down about this film, but wanted to see it due to such fond memories about the old TV show (which I hadn't seen in years).
I hadn't realized it was a Jerry Weintraub (Diner, The Karate Kid, Oh, God!) film until the tape was rolling, and it re-assured me - it shouldn't have.
Jeremiah Chechik directs - or at least gets the so called credit for it. This is one of the worst directing jobs I've ever seen. Unlike some of the other reviews of this film, I think the base script wasn't all that bad - it wasn't all that great, but there was definitely something to work with. Nobody did. Fiennes and Thurman do the best they can, but, given that they both have exactly the same failings, I'm left to believe that they were actually directed to depict it that way.
The dialog is extremely fast and precise, as if they were directed to ennunciate every word crisply, but as quickly as they possibly could. It comes acrossed as being as natural as polyester. The effects and props are extremely contrived in their delivery (who came up with the bear suit idea??? - and I don't get the invisible man thing either).
I gave this a two just because I actually have seen worse. Still, to keep it to two words or less:
DON'T BOTHER!
I hadn't realized it was a Jerry Weintraub (Diner, The Karate Kid, Oh, God!) film until the tape was rolling, and it re-assured me - it shouldn't have.
Jeremiah Chechik directs - or at least gets the so called credit for it. This is one of the worst directing jobs I've ever seen. Unlike some of the other reviews of this film, I think the base script wasn't all that bad - it wasn't all that great, but there was definitely something to work with. Nobody did. Fiennes and Thurman do the best they can, but, given that they both have exactly the same failings, I'm left to believe that they were actually directed to depict it that way.
The dialog is extremely fast and precise, as if they were directed to ennunciate every word crisply, but as quickly as they possibly could. It comes acrossed as being as natural as polyester. The effects and props are extremely contrived in their delivery (who came up with the bear suit idea??? - and I don't get the invisible man thing either).
I gave this a two just because I actually have seen worse. Still, to keep it to two words or less:
DON'T BOTHER!