Post by ck100 on Dec 21, 2020 6:31:40 GMT
Any of you ever seen the infamous Brian De Palma film "The Bonfire of the Vanities" starring Tom Hanks and Bruce Willis? Has time been kind to this infamous film and let people discover its virtues (if any) or is it still as bad as people say it is?
This film is more known for its behind-the-scenes production than the film itself. Studio interference, script changes, miscast leads, a director ill-suited to the material, etc. The sky is the limit for problems on this film.
The one saving grace of this film for many is the opening 5-minute unbroken, long-take camera shot.
Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Review:
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) - BOMB out of 4 stars
"Appallingly heavy-handed "comedy" about a cocky Wall Street wheeler-dealer whose well-insulated life begins to crumble when his wife learns he's fooling around, and he and his paramour are involved in a hit-and-run accident. With all the power--and nuance--of Tom Wolfe's novel removed, and all the characters turned into caricatures (racist and otherwise), what's left is a pointless charade, and a pitiful waste of money and talent. F. Murray Abraham appears unbilled as the Bronx D.A."
This film is more known for its behind-the-scenes production than the film itself. Studio interference, script changes, miscast leads, a director ill-suited to the material, etc. The sky is the limit for problems on this film.
The one saving grace of this film for many is the opening 5-minute unbroken, long-take camera shot.
Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Review:
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) - BOMB out of 4 stars
"Appallingly heavy-handed "comedy" about a cocky Wall Street wheeler-dealer whose well-insulated life begins to crumble when his wife learns he's fooling around, and he and his paramour are involved in a hit-and-run accident. With all the power--and nuance--of Tom Wolfe's novel removed, and all the characters turned into caricatures (racist and otherwise), what's left is a pointless charade, and a pitiful waste of money and talent. F. Murray Abraham appears unbilled as the Bronx D.A."
