Okay, so you know those movies where you can tell someone worked really hard on perfecting the entire thing, and then they go and screw it up, with either sound or music or titles? This is one of those movies. Someone did a lot of research on the whole script, writing it I mean. But, then what do the director and editing assistants do? They muck the whole thing up by putting cheesy titles, and information on the screen that no one wants to see. Extra information, but more than that just cheesy stuff that you would see in a bad 'B' movie.
Val Kilmer was a great choice for the role that he played. It just shows how good a character actor he can actually be and still play the handsome love-interest.
But, I was most impressed with Elisabeth Shue's performance. She really holds her own in this piece. Granted, I am a big Shue fan, but I would have to say that this is one of her better roles. I think even better than 'Leaving Las Vegas' which is a much different film, I know, but still, she has a very powerful way in this film of delivering her character's nervousness, and naivitivity.
The directing was minimal at best and I frankly didn't think that the "bad guys" were all that "bad". I think even as a lighter drama, this could have been such a better movie than it turned out.
However, it is quite entertaining and one of the only films I actually like Val Kilmer in. And if you are into the more light dramas...this is just intense enough for a thirteen year old.
Val Kilmer was a great choice for the role that he played. It just shows how good a character actor he can actually be and still play the handsome love-interest.
But, I was most impressed with Elisabeth Shue's performance. She really holds her own in this piece. Granted, I am a big Shue fan, but I would have to say that this is one of her better roles. I think even better than 'Leaving Las Vegas' which is a much different film, I know, but still, she has a very powerful way in this film of delivering her character's nervousness, and naivitivity.
The directing was minimal at best and I frankly didn't think that the "bad guys" were all that "bad". I think even as a lighter drama, this could have been such a better movie than it turned out.
However, it is quite entertaining and one of the only films I actually like Val Kilmer in. And if you are into the more light dramas...this is just intense enough for a thirteen year old.