citrin@ucbvax.UUCP (Wayne Citrin) (04/16/84)
Some comments on a few films I've seen recently.
That Sinking Feeling - Bill Forsyth's (Gregory's Girl, Local Hero)
first feature film, although the third released here. A lot of
the whimsical comic touches that characterize his other films,
but extremely unpolished. The humor is a lot broader than in later
films and the young cast doesn't really know how to act. (A number of
them also appear in Forsyth's "Gregory's Girl" and by that time were
much better actors.) The friend I saw it with remarked that it
looked like a thesis film by a very promising student. I suggest
that you not bother seeing it on a single bill unless you are already
a Forsyth fan since it's really not all that good. If it's showing
on a double bill with Gregory's Girl or Local Hero, by all means see
it as an example of how much Forsyth's improved (and because the other
movies are well worth seeing).
(rating: **1/2 of ****)
Vertigo - If I told you anything about this re-released Hitchcock film,
it would be a spoiler, so I won't say anything other than that it's an
incredible psychological thriller and that everyone should see it.
(rating: **** of ****)
Romancing the Stone - I agree with everything that's been said about it
on the net. It's a lot of fun and it doesn't take itself at all
seriously. Good fun. (rating: *** of ****)
Wayne Citrin
(ucbvax!citrin)