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...but you know what's funny?

posted 19 years ago by rudee
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I saw this movie randomly on cable a few years ago. Came in right in the middle of that scene where he ties her up to..was it the fireplace? My first thought was "Woah, it's 10 in the morning...I didn't know they ran 'Red Shoe Diaries' this early". I then recognized Heather Graham. I don't hate her, but she definitely holds no special place in my soul. After a small scoff, I squinted a little and said "Woah, it's the guy from 'Shakespeare in Love'. Okay, I won't turn it off yet." A few scenes later, as the movie's full and awe-inspiring level of crappiness was unraveling, I said "Woah, this was probably his first film. How sad. Hopefully they let him live that down before he started doing other--woah." my thought was cut short when I hit the info button and didn't see 199-anything in the credits.

Shame man, a damn damn shame.

[–] Serenella 19 years ago

Every actor has a bad movie in their resume. It's not like he woke up and said "ok, I'm going to make a crap movie". Sometimes you don't know until you are working. Joseph was pretty unhappy with this movie.

I'm the first to admit that this movie is very bad, but Fiennes has been in several excellent projects since this. If you haven't seen them, I recommend checking out Leo, Luther, The Merchant of Venice, The Great Raid and Man to Man among others. They are all very good and he's excellent in them.

[–] bitter_sweet_devil 17 years ago

fiennes acted well on his part. don't want to even waste my time commenting on the rest of the movie

[–] Shemarz7772 19 years ago

yeah, i watched this movie when i was taking a theater class on bad acting. it was pretty bad overall.

[–] missyorik 19 years ago

i don't think Joseph was so very bad in this, but Heather! good grief, i thought i'd go sick from watching her face. i hadn't read the book, but the screenplay was pretty bad. i mean, to be so dumb and stupid as to go about fishing information about your husband after you've voluntarily jumped into marriage, only three days of acquaintance? i'm the kind of person who'd attempt to know my husband's past by asking him, demanding, if necessary, before i try second-hand sources! :)

anyway, i thought Joseph was very hot int his film. the scene where he has tied her to the table and is crying, then says he could wring her neck is heartbreaking and it makes me want to kill Heather for her bland, fashion-model expression of the "gentle sexy girl." ugh! and the other scene, where Alice is at the police station and the officer opens the blinds. Joseph stand, clutching her coat, tears streaming down, and i just broke down because he was thinking of how cold Alice would be!

i was totally confused at the end - why did he not even talk to Alice when the police are taking away Deborah's body? Was he so upset about his sister that he didn't want anything to do with his wife - even since Deborah killed his first love and upset his life completely? would like to know...

the sex scenes were terribly unerotic and there was no chemistry between Heather and Joseph. but... i loved the ending. the way he seems to want to turn and meet her, but decides against it. instead, he walk away, gripping his bag. left me crying.

[–] Devans00 17 years ago

I liked the scenery. They showed parts of London I don't remember seeing in other movies.

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