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Bring a Blanket and a Pillow...

posted 14 years ago by Cate1956
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This movie is a snore! Stanley Tucci is great, Denzel is adorable and Julie Roberts...well...her acting is stilted. The story, at first intriguing denigrates into silly and the whole plot could have been wrapped up in 45 minutes to an hour. If you are making a movie where great looking actors are hunted by hitmen, at least give the viewer a good twist to hold onto and a horrific villian at the end...not.... I could go on but I wouldn't want to spoil it! My advice? Don't rent it, pull it up while channel surfing and don't sweat that you missed the beginning. "The Pelican Brief" is a "last half hour" movie, (why bother with all of the running when you can just get to the point at the end) and perfect for times when reruns are off the networks or there is just nothing else worth watching.

[–] beam_er 14 years ago

I guess I can agree to totally disagree with your review.

~ Beamer ~
"Don't you puke on my shoes." - Ray Barboni - Get Shorty

[–] Cate1956 14 years ago

I respect that Beamer.

[–] beauedson 14 years ago

it's a first half hour movie. almost everything after that is terrible

[–] Destinata 13 years ago

I didn't think Julia Roberts was stilted. Her character was supposed to be scared, and that's the way some scared women act.

The PLOT was the snore. My husband and I were sitting there saying, "It's about time for another murder." "Well, that one isn't going to make it." "No suspense here..." Etc. It wasn't good. It wasn't bad. It wasn't worth my time.

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[–] yj270 13 years ago

...whenever I read anything written by you.

[–] nutsberryfarm 12 years ago

who knew watching 'coach' could be so dangerous?

His name...was Julio Iglesias!

[–] AccidntlTourist 11 years ago

"If you are making a movie where great looking actors are hunted by hitmen, at least give the viewer a good twist to hold onto and a horrific villian at the end."

Sure if you want to same old formula, .... but I like that this movie was so different. I like that the movie revealed itself in fits and starts throughout; only watching the first or last 30 minutes would have left out many pieces of an interesting puzzle.

I agree there were moments when the film struggled to maintain the viewer's attention and no doubt some of those moments might have been managed better, but I felt rewarded in the end for sticking it out; grateful for not being fed the traditional story arc for a change.

[–] residentevil6901 9 years ago

That's funny, I watch it all the time and love every minute of it.