As a Soderbergh fan, I'm looking forward to his next effort a bit more: the unabashedly trashy action thriller, HAYWIRE.
9.12.2011
CONTAGION (2011, dir. Steven Soderbergh)
With Soderbergh on the verge of a possibly permanent hiatus, these last few films we're getting from him seem a little more precious. CONTAGION, a thriller about a deadly virus sweeping through the world population, is a pretty slick bit of work, generally well-written, acted, and photographed, but, while this bit of respectable entertainment achieves a decent level of suspense, it's also fairly forgettable, lacking standout moments or ideas to elevate it beyond being a decent time at the movies. CONTAGION does what it says on the tin, so to speak, but nothing more.
As a Soderbergh fan, I'm looking forward to his next effort a bit more: the unabashedly trashy action thriller, HAYWIRE.
As a Soderbergh fan, I'm looking forward to his next effort a bit more: the unabashedly trashy action thriller, HAYWIRE.
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I like the look of this film HAYWIRE. All hand-to-hand combat and that's something rare these days.
I noticed you have the 1991 Scorsese film CAPE FEAR amongst your recent line of films you watched. How does it hold up compared the original in your opinion ?
At this point, I think I prefer Scorsese's CAPE FEAR to the original. That said, Scorsese's CAPE FEAR does have its weaknesses, with De Niro's performance right at the top of the list.
I myself have numerous problems with Scorsese's film. I enjoyed the technical razzle dazzle, at least during the times when it meant anything, but the film just wanted to stuff one too many ideas in and totally lost focus. Cady, ironically, produced most of the useless noise with his religious pretense and encyclopedic knowledge of anything justifying his preverse sense of justice or sexual desires; He just wouldn't shut the hell up. Now I will admit J. Lee Thompson's film wasn't exactly the greatest exhibition of film making but he did stick to the story, an excellent story, and let the characters actions speak for themselves.
I do reccomend reading the book which ups the ante of terror. At one point, Cady manages to stalk the Bowden's children seperately and he remains mostly in the shadows terrorizing the family to the point of a near mental breakdown.
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