Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by tinear (A) on May 07, 2004 at 17:36:29

In Reply to: Shoot... just when I decided to rent it here come you. posted by Victor Khomenko on May 07, 2004 at 06:51:01:

so you may find some intellectual material to digest in various scenes.
If you are searching for a characterization of a man in a leadership position on a ship of HM navy...look elsewhere.
Specifically, the scene which was Crowe's one opportunity to display his great acting chops, the one in the officer's mess, was a total disaster. His attempt to tell an amusing story fell flat, with even the actors' in attendance unable to convincingly respond.
Compare that to Brando's skills as a raconteur in "Last Tango in Paris," especially the story about his having to clean the ditch...
Crowe is vastly overrated, though he was surprisingly good as the whistleblower in some film or other a couple of years ago.
(Patrick likes it because it portrays the French as clever AND brave).