Pretty people doing stupid things for money and end up actually falling in love. Such an original story line I hardly knew what to do.
Set in Sin City, story revolves around two people who discover they’ve gotten married following a night of debauchery, with one of them winning a huge jackpot after playing the other’s quarter. Unhappy pair try to undermine each other and get their hands on the money — falling in love along the way.
I did not even realize Queen Latifah was in this film or I probably would have watched it sooner. I just really really like her.
So anyway, on to the film. Stealing money that is about to be destroyed from the Federal Bank you work at. Far fetched, but suddenly I want the chance. I guess if they had stopped when they should have it wouldn’t have been much of a film. And the fact that they do win in the end is nice, very Hollywood, but also very little guy beats the system, and who (except the big guy) doesn’t want to see that.
Was the story stellar? It was ok. Was the acting great? I think we have seen better work from everyone in this film. Was the film enjoyable? Yes, I enjoyed the film. It wasn’t as awful as the reviews made it out to be, but then I didn’t pay $10 to see it in a theatre.
Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.
When you bring in a character that seems so extremely secondary that one would wonder why he was even bothered with, he might as well have ‘killer’ tattoed on this forehead.
But despite that, this was a good film. Fun to watch things evolve. Some great clues were given to finding the victims. I only wish Queen Latifah’s part had been much larger.
And the NYC map was actually accurate unlike many films set in the city. The traffic on the FDR was a bit light though.
Denzel Washington plays a quadriplegic homicide detective. He and his female partner track down a serial killer.
I never saw the stage play. Yep, lived in NYC for a decade and never saw it. I actually only saw 2 Broadway shows in that entire time, so my chance of it being this one weren’t very good.
But the movie was good. I often watch Academy Award nominated films and wonder how they got nominated. This deserved to be there. The music is great, but then Fosse always is. The dancing was amazing, the interpretation to the screen was flawless. Even Renée Zellweger seemed less squinty than usual. My only complaint would be Richard Gere. I just think someone else could have played the part better. He didn’t seem as devoted to the part as I would have liked. It was especially evident in the ventriloquist scene. He just didn’t convince me. I wanted his part to be bigger as in more flamboyant, not longer.
All in all, a satisfying musical that sort of makes me wish I had seen it on Broadway.
Murderesses Velma Kelly (a chanteuse and tease who killed her husband and sister after finding them in bed together) and Roxie Hart (who killed her boyfriend when she discovered he wasn’t going to make her a star) find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.
As a big fan of John Waters and not a big fan of the movie turned into Broadway musical turned into a movie I approached this film hesitantly. I was surprised. The music was fun, the acting was good, the story translated well (though it left out the beatniks from the first film which were a fave) and John Travolta didn’t even bother me in the role of Mom.
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death.
Seen the film before, but Latifah is always fun to watch.
After she’s diagnosed with a terminal illness, a shy woman decides to take a European vacation.
Gina is a hairstylist who opens up a beauty shop full of employees and customers more interested in speaking their minds than getting a cut.