It has been my favorite movie for years. The garish costumes, the odd dialogue, there is something very different about this movie. Citizen Kane, no, but I think this movie is still my favorite! There are too many cool sequences and funny parts to ignore it!
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If you are ever around these "types" --and I have been-- you'll find that the "costumes , dialogue" aren't a joke, it's very real.
And the dialogue: "you're just as bad as the mob!" "No, the mafia is run by murdering, thieving, lying, cheaters. We work for the President of the United States"
And I love the clothes, and the big hair, and Michelle Pfeiffer's New York accent. It's silly, and cheesy, but it's _supposed_ to be!
This movie can be funny, I agree. But it has countless flaws that earned it the "6" it currently holds in IMDB.
Modine is the biggest flaw: he's not believable in anything he does (the final action scenes are embarassing to say the least).
Also the plot is pretty weak: Demme even forgets about the kid from a certain point on!
The visuals of eighties is invaluable, though!
'What has been affirmed without proof can also be denied without proof.' (Euclid)
I don't think Demme "forgot" the kid. what else would he do in the movie? He was just there to show Michelle as a struggling single mom.
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