Sordid movies usually don't appeal to me but this was worth two looks before finally having to say, "That's enough."
The story is interesting and involving, which is why it was worth a couple of viewings. Revenge tales are always satisfying, too, unfortunately. This one gets kudos for the realistic ending which has something you rarely see in films.
What made me trade this DVD in for something else? Two actor's characters: Ellen Barkin's and Lance Henriksen's. Question: is the there a modern-day female actress, outside of Jennifer Jason Leigh, who has had a more foul mouth than Barkin? She is brutal. Henriksen isn't much better. Their dialog in here is straight out of an x-rated cartoon.
Even the "nice" character in this film, played by Elizabeth McGovern, is sleeping with the hero in no time - of course, and making one stupid decision after another. Speaking of foul mouths, one of Hollywood's best in that department, Mickey Rourke, plays "Johnny Handsome." He's a little hard to understand in the beginning, doing his Elephant Man imitation, until he has his plastic surgery, so prepared to strain to understand him for awhile.
The story also features Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker and Scott Wilson making this a deep cast. Ry Cooder provides a good soundtrack.
If you like sordid stories, garbage-mouth people and brutal revenge with stupid dialog, then this is your movie. Otherwise, consider it Johnny Ugly.
The story is interesting and involving, which is why it was worth a couple of viewings. Revenge tales are always satisfying, too, unfortunately. This one gets kudos for the realistic ending which has something you rarely see in films.
What made me trade this DVD in for something else? Two actor's characters: Ellen Barkin's and Lance Henriksen's. Question: is the there a modern-day female actress, outside of Jennifer Jason Leigh, who has had a more foul mouth than Barkin? She is brutal. Henriksen isn't much better. Their dialog in here is straight out of an x-rated cartoon.
Even the "nice" character in this film, played by Elizabeth McGovern, is sleeping with the hero in no time - of course, and making one stupid decision after another. Speaking of foul mouths, one of Hollywood's best in that department, Mickey Rourke, plays "Johnny Handsome." He's a little hard to understand in the beginning, doing his Elephant Man imitation, until he has his plastic surgery, so prepared to strain to understand him for awhile.
The story also features Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker and Scott Wilson making this a deep cast. Ry Cooder provides a good soundtrack.
If you like sordid stories, garbage-mouth people and brutal revenge with stupid dialog, then this is your movie. Otherwise, consider it Johnny Ugly.