Celluloid Heroes

Brothers Frank and Jack Baker (played by real-life brothers Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges) have been hanging around the Seattle lounge scene for fifteen years, and it's just about time for them to hang it up.

That is, until they meet Susie Diamond (Michelle Pfeiffer),who livens up their piano act with some sultry vocals. The only problem is that perpetual bachelor Jack has an eye for Susie, which leads to problems of a different sort.

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Posted by Chad Everett on June 24, 2006 in Drama

I expected a lot out of this movie - mostly because it had really good reviews from what I had seen. I can't say that I was completely disappointed, but it didn't really live up to its billing either. It wasn't exactly a bank heist, but it wasn't exactly as advertised, either.

The actors that you'd expect to do something wonderful (Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster) didn't. They were okay, just not great. The others weren't notable at all. I think that the movie tried to do too much. Had it cut out the extra pieces unrelated to the heist (and probably 30 minutes of its length), it probably would have been a lot better.

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Posted by Chad Everett on June 24, 2006 in Drama

Brothers Frank and Jack Baker (played by real-life brothers Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges) have been hanging around the Seattle lounge scene for fifteen years, and it's just about time for them to hang it up.

That is, until they meet Susie Diamond (Michelle Pfeiffer),who livens up their piano act with some sultry vocals. The only problem is that perpetual bachelor Jack has an eye for Susie, which leads to problems of a different sort.

Read All of "The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) Review" »
Posted by Chad Everett on June 24, 2006 in Drama

I expected a lot out of this movie - mostly because it had really good reviews from what I had seen. I can't say that I was completely disappointed, but it didn't really live up to its billing either. It wasn't exactly a bank heist, but it wasn't exactly as advertised, either.

The actors that you'd expect to do something wonderful (Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster) didn't. They were okay, just not great. The others weren't notable at all. I think that the movie tried to do too much. Had it cut out the extra pieces unrelated to the heist (and probably 30 minutes of its length), it probably would have been a lot better.

Read All of "Inside Man (2006) Review" »
Posted by Chad Everett on June 24, 2006 in Drama