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Too 'mannered' and unreasonably in love with its own dialogue to work...

posted 20 years ago by Howlin Wolf
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... made all the worse by the fact that this comes from a Mamet knockoff trying badly to impersonate the man himself by adapting his play! That the film continues after about 20mins is seemingly a consequence of runtime necessity and nothing more. If they're so smugly assured about their romantic entanglements, then tell me why I should care? I mean, could the lines be more trite, at times??????!:

"It's been a slice of heaven"

&

"I love making love with you"

... Ugh.

It's 'wordy' all right... Trouble is, it just doesn't possess the words! 2/10.

You gave me a glimpse of real life, then told me to carry on with falsity.

[–] Wretch5150 19 years ago

Your opinion sounds more like a desperate cry for attention.

This movie is a classic.

[–] rndntn7073 19 years ago

It had great dialogue if you understand what's going on.

"It's been a slice of heaven" - ...was sarcasm...nothing more.

"I love making love with you" - was a way for him to quickly cover up what he had said to hide his feelings for her.

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[–] TowerKzar 17 years ago

I agree, still a great one, and as someone who did live way too many of my hours in the 80s on Division, as well as the other locations shown, it definately becomes a bit of a biography. I've moved from Chicago, and now watching it brings smiles just at the outdoor locations that were such a part of my life. Good stuff.

[–] beaconolight 17 years ago

I was that age when this movie came out. It makes me feel young and energized every time I watch it.

[–] scocar 17 years ago

"It's been a slice of heaven" was not sarcasm at all. It was her searching for something to say at a very awkward moment.

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