潘雪萍
发表于7分钟前回复 :Sam (Matthew Broderick) is the reasonable man in a crazy urban world, the man of thoughtfulness and refined taste in a landscape of Leroy Neiman paintings and beer commercials. The guy would sooner cook for an hour over a hot stove than say `supersize it.'By day he's a store clerk in an upscale gourmet eatery, and these scenes raise a smile, especially for anyone who's visited the actual chain in New York City -- the portrayal isn't far off from the reality. Our man is besieged by hoards of customers who want their imported French cheese cut to impossibly exact standards. His efforts to remain outwardly polite (while you know he'd like to take the cleaver to the relentless clientele) are pretty funny, and will warm the hearts of clerks everywhere. In general, Broderick is in good form and provides the movie with most of whatever lightness it possesses.Sciorra's lovelorn dental hygienist, Ellen, is fine enough, too, and her unknowing interaction with our cheese-slicing hero shows some hopeful chemistry, and you may begin to feel you want to see these two get together.One of the main competitors for our lady's affections, a stockbroker (Kevin Anderson), is played as caricature he's the beer swilling frat-boy whose idea of after-sex sensitivity is flipping on the football game. He's kind of funny at times, but the movie might be stronger if he was written or acted for us to like him more, instead of having us merely recognize him as the flat-out `wrong' guy in comparison to Broderick's sensitive man. Think of John Candy in Splash, taking a cigarette and beer can to the racquetball game; we know his lifestyle is not the one our hero should emulate, but we can't help but be charmed by the likeable goon. Whereas this character is merely a goon, and pretty unlikable all around.While it's a nice enough light movie for the first half, for me the story was somewhat derailed by its unbelievable (Hollywood) presentation of sex and adultery. (SPOILER AHEAD, skip to next paragraph.) When Ellen returns home after an evening's misadventures, she is naturally faced with the questioning husband (Michael Mantell). Quickly admitting her own indiscretion, she then immediately turns the situation around, demanding to know why the guy had gone ahead and bought a house without discussing it. Granted, it's a valid issue, and granted, many people use this countering maneuver in arguments. What's unbelievable is what happens next the guy starts responding to her question, addressing the house-issue in a quiet, thoughtful manner. WHOA. You'd be hard pressed to find a married person in the world who, when faced with hisher partner's totally unexpected adultery, would be ready to address anything so calmly. The guy would surely be bouncing off the walls, or else crushed into silence and tears - but see, then we might actually feel for the poor schnook, and we'd see Sciorra's character in a poor light. And since that particular audience reaction doesn't serve the romantic comedy, the story tries to sneak around it. You may start to feel that, like the husband, you're being taken.Further dissatisfaction is just around the corner in the ending. We realize this is where misunderstandings will get sorted out, and our couple will finally see a clear path to one another. We want the satisfaction of rooting for them. But it's marred by another unbelievable character reaction, followed by an abrupt conclusion that feels rushed and forced, too easy and unearned. You may feel as though the movie's cheating on you again...
潘嘉丽
发表于4分钟前回复 :妻子的死给电视台王牌主播霍华德(彼得·芬奇 Peter Finch 饰)带来了沉重的打击,使他陷入痛苦和悲伤中无法自拔。电视台决定解雇已经无心工作的霍华德,霍华德的老朋友麦克斯(威廉·霍尔登 William Holden 饰)成为了传达这一噩耗的不二人选。得知自己即将被 解雇,为电视台做牛做马多年的霍华德十分愤怒,在第二天的节目上,他竟然向观众们预告,自己即将进行自杀直播。霍华德的这一出格举动惹恼了电视台的高层,更让一直对麦克斯心存不满的总裁弗兰克(罗伯特·杜瓦尔 Robert Duvall 饰)发现了找茬的机会。在隔天的新闻直播中,霍华德理应按计划对自己的不慎言行做出道歉,可是恼羞成怒的他却大放厥词,将矛头直指当代美国的种种弊端。女制片人戴安娜(费·唐纳薇 Faye Dunaway 饰)从霍华德的一系列行为中看出了商机,她买通了弗兰克,成为了霍华德背后的推手。
光良
发表于9分钟前回复 :母亲去世的消息传来,令女孩帕斯林(斯嘉丽·约翰逊 Scarlett Johansson 饰)回去乡下老家,没想到在母亲留下的旧屋住着两个古怪的人,一个是落魄文学教授鲍比·朗( 约翰·特拉沃尔塔 John Travolta 饰),是个衰老、邋遢的酗酒男人,和打算为他写传记的学生兰森(盖布瑞·马赫特 Gabriel Macht 饰)。三人暂时居住在一起,从鲍比·朗的口中,帕斯林听到许多母亲的过去,也让她找到母亲曾经的情感——这个始终写歌、最终吸毒过量去世的母亲,生命中的情歌都是写给谁的。新奥尔良乡下的悠闲足以让时光静止,这个老男人身上已经看不到将来,年轻的帕斯林渐渐不堪忍受这一切,也慢慢发现自己和鲍比·朗真正的联系……