The 1942 all atar 20th Century Fox drama "Tales of Manhattan" focused on the travels of a man's dress suit, some comic, a few tragic, a bit of romance thrown in, and ultimately a moving tale of spirituality and faith. This was based on a story written long before that film, and modernized seems very old fashioned even with a contemporary setting. It's a mixed bag of similar styles of story telling, some amusing, a few over the top, but featuring a cast that can't be beat, with many of the stars popping up throughout, including a sensational Linda Hunt who opens and closes the film as a very hopeful and cheery bag lady. She's the first one to get ahold of the $20 bill that crosses many hands until it returns to her.
The violent Christopher Lloyd and Steve Buscemi (playing his stereotypical crude pessimist) sequence crosses with the story of a teenager on his birthday wanting some wine to share with his girlfriend, and in spite of being in bad taste has the best twist. Brendan Fraser pops up several times as the jilted groom who made a poor choice of what to do with the $20 he gets from his father-in-law to be, although it wasn't his fault for the situation he was in. Some actors are mere walk-on's, including singer Gladys Knight. Diane Baker is very moving as Elizabeth Shue's mother, her memories making amends to Shue for the last memories she had of her father. Not what I'd call a great film, but one with a few memorable moments and a few fast forwardable ones.
The violent Christopher Lloyd and Steve Buscemi (playing his stereotypical crude pessimist) sequence crosses with the story of a teenager on his birthday wanting some wine to share with his girlfriend, and in spite of being in bad taste has the best twist. Brendan Fraser pops up several times as the jilted groom who made a poor choice of what to do with the $20 he gets from his father-in-law to be, although it wasn't his fault for the situation he was in. Some actors are mere walk-on's, including singer Gladys Knight. Diane Baker is very moving as Elizabeth Shue's mother, her memories making amends to Shue for the last memories she had of her father. Not what I'd call a great film, but one with a few memorable moments and a few fast forwardable ones.