Tuesday, October 16, 2007
"Mr. Brooks".
Kevin Costner is Mr. Brooks. Successful businessman, pillar of the community, loving husband and father. Mr. Brooks is also an extremely competent, clinical and careful serial killer; that is when he can no longer resist the urge to indulge in his 'addiction'. "Mr. Brooks" is about the consequences when Mr. Brooks makes a silly mistake when out enjoying an evening's 'entertainment'.
I think that it is safe to assume that the glory days of the 1980's and 1990's in which Kevin Costner and Demi Moore occupied to rarefied air of the A-Lister is now far behind them. (William Hurt has always been a fine character actor, but even after winning the Oscar he was never an A-Lister, and probably never will be.) However, if the reduction in their star status means that Mr. Costner and Ms. Moore can now spend their time appearing in gloriously daft and entertaining psycho thrillers like "Mr. Brooks", then may they languish in their current B- pecking order forever.
It is not going to win any Oscars, but I really enjoyed "Mr. Brooks". It is exactly the kind of movie that used to go straight to video, but now turns up on Movies 24. A psychotic killer, a female cop with something to prove, a bit of voyeuristic sex, some violent murders. Trashy stuff, great stuff and really funny, if you let it catch you the right way.
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(Peal of trumpets.)
My review of Maximum Bob's Shuffleathon CD will be here on Thursday. I am having a day off from the blog tomorrow. Wednesday night. "Heroes" night. You know it makes sense.
Kevin Costner is Mr. Brooks. Successful businessman, pillar of the community, loving husband and father. Mr. Brooks is also an extremely competent, clinical and careful serial killer; that is when he can no longer resist the urge to indulge in his 'addiction'. "Mr. Brooks" is about the consequences when Mr. Brooks makes a silly mistake when out enjoying an evening's 'entertainment'.
I think that it is safe to assume that the glory days of the 1980's and 1990's in which Kevin Costner and Demi Moore occupied to rarefied air of the A-Lister is now far behind them. (William Hurt has always been a fine character actor, but even after winning the Oscar he was never an A-Lister, and probably never will be.) However, if the reduction in their star status means that Mr. Costner and Ms. Moore can now spend their time appearing in gloriously daft and entertaining psycho thrillers like "Mr. Brooks", then may they languish in their current B- pecking order forever.
Even in his lightest films Kevin Costner always struck me as being just a little bit too dour and just a little bit too serious. Here he is truly seems to be having the time of his life, striking up a wonderful double act with a droll William Hurt, who plays Mr. Brooks' whispering, cajoling and teasing psychosis. Good performances by the pair of them, and also by Demi Moore as the cop trying to catch them amidst her own personal problems.
It is not going to win any Oscars, but I really enjoyed "Mr. Brooks". It is exactly the kind of movie that used to go straight to video, but now turns up on Movies 24. A psychotic killer, a female cop with something to prove, a bit of voyeuristic sex, some violent murders. Trashy stuff, great stuff and really funny, if you let it catch you the right way.
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(Peal of trumpets.)
My review of Maximum Bob's Shuffleathon CD will be here on Thursday. I am having a day off from the blog tomorrow. Wednesday night. "Heroes" night. You know it makes sense.
Labels: Movies
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