Netflix has swung the axe on another TV series.
The streamer on Thursday officially canceled Grand Army after a single season, almost nine months after its launch on the service.
The series "tunnels into a generation that’s raging and rising. Five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn take on our chaotic world as they fight to succeed, survive, wild out, break free and seize the future," according to Netflix.
9 episodes comprised the first season, with So Yong Kim, Darnell Martin, Tina Mabry, Silas Howard, and Clement Virgo on board to bring the project to life.
Executive Producers include Katie Cappiello, Josh Donen, Nicolette Donen, Elizabeth Kling, Beau Willimon, and Jordan Tappis.
The expansive cast includes Odessa A'zion as Joey Del Marco, Odley Jean as Dominique (Dom) Pierre, Maliq Johnson as Jayson Jackson, Amalia Yoo as Leila Kwan Zimmer, Amir Bageria as Siddhartha (Sid) Pakam, Alphonso Jones as John Ellis,...
The streamer on Thursday officially canceled Grand Army after a single season, almost nine months after its launch on the service.
The series "tunnels into a generation that’s raging and rising. Five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn take on our chaotic world as they fight to succeed, survive, wild out, break free and seize the future," according to Netflix.
9 episodes comprised the first season, with So Yong Kim, Darnell Martin, Tina Mabry, Silas Howard, and Clement Virgo on board to bring the project to life.
Executive Producers include Katie Cappiello, Josh Donen, Nicolette Donen, Elizabeth Kling, Beau Willimon, and Jordan Tappis.
The expansive cast includes Odessa A'zion as Joey Del Marco, Odley Jean as Dominique (Dom) Pierre, Maliq Johnson as Jayson Jackson, Amalia Yoo as Leila Kwan Zimmer, Amir Bageria as Siddhartha (Sid) Pakam, Alphonso Jones as John Ellis,...
- 6/18/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Grand Army will not return for a second season. Netflix has canceled the drama series after one season, Deadline has confirmed.
Grand Army, loosely based on Katie Cappiello’s 2013 play Slut, was executive produced by Gone Girl producer Joshua Donen and Beau Willimon (House of Cards).
The show revolved around five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn as they take on a chaotic world and fight to succeed, survive, wild out, break free and seize the future. Odessa A’zion starred along with Amalia Yoo, Maliq Johnson, Amir Bageria and Odley Jean.
Capiello also served as an executive producer along with Donen, Willimon, Jordan Tappis, Nicolette Donen, and Elizabeth Kling.
Variety was first to report the cancellation.
Grand Army, loosely based on Katie Cappiello’s 2013 play Slut, was executive produced by Gone Girl producer Joshua Donen and Beau Willimon (House of Cards).
The show revolved around five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn as they take on a chaotic world and fight to succeed, survive, wild out, break free and seize the future. Odessa A’zion starred along with Amalia Yoo, Maliq Johnson, Amir Bageria and Odley Jean.
Capiello also served as an executive producer along with Donen, Willimon, Jordan Tappis, Nicolette Donen, and Elizabeth Kling.
Variety was first to report the cancellation.
- 6/17/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has canceled “Grand Army” after just one season.
The series “tunnels into a generation that’s raging and rising. Five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn take on our chaotic world as they fight to succeed, survive, wild out, break free and seize the future.” according to its logline.
“Grand Army” starred Odley Jean as Dominique (Dom) Pierre, Odessa A’zion as Joey Del Marco, Maliq Johnson as Jayson Jackson, Amalia Yoo as Leila Kwan Zimmer, Amir Bageria as Siddhartha (Sid) Pakam, Alphonso Jones as John Ellis, Anthony Ippolito as George Wright, Brian Altemus as Luke Friedman, Thelonius “Monk” Serrel Freed as Tim Delaney, Jaden Jordan as Owen Williams, Ashley Ganger as Meera Pakam, Sydney Meyer as Anna Delany, Brittany Adebumola as Tamika Jones and Crystal Nelson as Tor Sampson.
The nine-episode first — and now final — season of “Grand Army” launched Oct. 16 of last year on Netflix.
The series “tunnels into a generation that’s raging and rising. Five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn take on our chaotic world as they fight to succeed, survive, wild out, break free and seize the future.” according to its logline.
“Grand Army” starred Odley Jean as Dominique (Dom) Pierre, Odessa A’zion as Joey Del Marco, Maliq Johnson as Jayson Jackson, Amalia Yoo as Leila Kwan Zimmer, Amir Bageria as Siddhartha (Sid) Pakam, Alphonso Jones as John Ellis, Anthony Ippolito as George Wright, Brian Altemus as Luke Friedman, Thelonius “Monk” Serrel Freed as Tim Delaney, Jaden Jordan as Owen Williams, Ashley Ganger as Meera Pakam, Sydney Meyer as Anna Delany, Brittany Adebumola as Tamika Jones and Crystal Nelson as Tor Sampson.
The nine-episode first — and now final — season of “Grand Army” launched Oct. 16 of last year on Netflix.
- 6/17/2021
- by Tony Maglio and Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
“Grand Army” will not march on at Netflix. Variety has learned exclusively that the streamer has canceled the drama series after just one season.
The nine-episode first season of the teen drama debuted on Netflix back in October. Created by Katie Cappiello, the series was loosely based on Cappiello’s 2013 work “Slut: The Play.”
The show followed five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn as they take on a chaotic world and fight to succeed, survive, wild out, break free and seize the future. The cast was led by Odessa A’zion as Joey Del Marco, Odley Jean as Dominique Pierre, Amir Bageria as Siddhartha Pakam, Maliq Johnson as Jayson Jackson, Amalia Yoo as Leila Kwan Zimmer, Alphonso Romero Jones II as John Ellis, Brittany Adebumola as Tamika Jones, and Crystal Sha’re Nelson as Tor Sampson.
In addition to having created the series, Capiello served as an...
The nine-episode first season of the teen drama debuted on Netflix back in October. Created by Katie Cappiello, the series was loosely based on Cappiello’s 2013 work “Slut: The Play.”
The show followed five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn as they take on a chaotic world and fight to succeed, survive, wild out, break free and seize the future. The cast was led by Odessa A’zion as Joey Del Marco, Odley Jean as Dominique Pierre, Amir Bageria as Siddhartha Pakam, Maliq Johnson as Jayson Jackson, Amalia Yoo as Leila Kwan Zimmer, Alphonso Romero Jones II as John Ellis, Brittany Adebumola as Tamika Jones, and Crystal Sha’re Nelson as Tor Sampson.
In addition to having created the series, Capiello served as an...
- 6/17/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
While many networks are starting to exhaust their scripted offerings, Netflix continues to have a lot to offer.
The latest offering comes from playwright Katie Cappiello.
Grand Army is a gritty young adult drama debuting October 16th on the streamer.
The series "tunnels into a generation that’s raging and rising. Five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn take on our chaotic world as they fight to succeed, survive, wild out, break free and seize the future," according to Netflix.
9 episodes comprise the first season, with So Yong Kim, Darnell Martin, Tina Mabry, Silas Howard, and Clement Virgo on board to bring the project to life.
Executive Producers include Katie Cappiello, Josh Donen, Nicolette Donen, Elizabeth Kling, Beau Willimon, and Jordan Tappis.
The expansive cast includes Odessa A'zion as Joey Del Marco, Odley Jean as Dominique (Dom) Pierre, Maliq Johnson as Jayson Jackson, Amalia Yoo as Leila Kwan Zimmer,...
The latest offering comes from playwright Katie Cappiello.
Grand Army is a gritty young adult drama debuting October 16th on the streamer.
The series "tunnels into a generation that’s raging and rising. Five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn take on our chaotic world as they fight to succeed, survive, wild out, break free and seize the future," according to Netflix.
9 episodes comprise the first season, with So Yong Kim, Darnell Martin, Tina Mabry, Silas Howard, and Clement Virgo on board to bring the project to life.
Executive Producers include Katie Cappiello, Josh Donen, Nicolette Donen, Elizabeth Kling, Beau Willimon, and Jordan Tappis.
The expansive cast includes Odessa A'zion as Joey Del Marco, Odley Jean as Dominique (Dom) Pierre, Maliq Johnson as Jayson Jackson, Amalia Yoo as Leila Kwan Zimmer,...
- 9/2/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Move over Skins and Euphoria, Netflix’s Grand Army is joining the gritty (and hopefully not too realistic) high school show bandwagon.
Netflix has unveiled a release date and first trailer for Grand Army, an adult drama about a New York high school from playwright Katie Cappiello. Grand Army will premiere all nine of its hour-long episodes on October 16 on Netflix. Here is the aforementioned, decidedly gritty, trailer.
Oh yes, there is some Skins DNA in that bad boy. A mournful saxophone rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner over images of a dingy New York high school is what one might call a dramatic layup. But darn it all if it doesn’t work. Social issues highlighted here are of a much darker Degrassi variety, including kneeling for the anthem, rampant uncontrollable teenage sexuality, and perhaps even a school shooting or another similar crisis.
Netflix’s synopsis for the series reads:...
Netflix has unveiled a release date and first trailer for Grand Army, an adult drama about a New York high school from playwright Katie Cappiello. Grand Army will premiere all nine of its hour-long episodes on October 16 on Netflix. Here is the aforementioned, decidedly gritty, trailer.
Oh yes, there is some Skins DNA in that bad boy. A mournful saxophone rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner over images of a dingy New York high school is what one might call a dramatic layup. But darn it all if it doesn’t work. Social issues highlighted here are of a much darker Degrassi variety, including kneeling for the anthem, rampant uncontrollable teenage sexuality, and perhaps even a school shooting or another similar crisis.
Netflix’s synopsis for the series reads:...
- 9/2/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Netflix has released the first look at Grand Army, an upcoming young adult drama that debuts October 16th on the streaming platform.
Set at the fictional Grand Army High, the largest public high school in Brooklyn, the show follows five high school students as they struggle with the challenges of growing up in an ever-changing world. Grand Army is based off of Slut, Katie Cappiello’s 2013 play that reckons with teenage sexual assault; as seen in the trailer, the show expands the play’s themes to include issues of racial justice,...
Set at the fictional Grand Army High, the largest public high school in Brooklyn, the show follows five high school students as they struggle with the challenges of growing up in an ever-changing world. Grand Army is based off of Slut, Katie Cappiello’s 2013 play that reckons with teenage sexual assault; as seen in the trailer, the show expands the play’s themes to include issues of racial justice,...
- 9/2/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
How were parents portrayed on screens of various sizes this year?
Does that tell us anything about our expectations for parents out in the real world? (Disclaimer: I don't really think any of us get our role models from TV parents. Still, in the aggregate, film and TV are mirrors of what we want to see. And even without that academic soin, it makes for an interesting end of year lens to use, particularly when you line all these shows and movies up and see how god-awful most screen parents are...)
Thelma Adams has been thinking about this, and the former film critic for Us Weekly compiled a year-end list for amc's filmcritic.com that she titled "Top 10 Most Memorable Movie Moms of 2011." Scanning them I found myself squirming at what passes for motherhood in Hollywood.
On her list are those (white southern) mothers in The Help, abusing their maids...
Does that tell us anything about our expectations for parents out in the real world? (Disclaimer: I don't really think any of us get our role models from TV parents. Still, in the aggregate, film and TV are mirrors of what we want to see. And even without that academic soin, it makes for an interesting end of year lens to use, particularly when you line all these shows and movies up and see how god-awful most screen parents are...)
Thelma Adams has been thinking about this, and the former film critic for Us Weekly compiled a year-end list for amc's filmcritic.com that she titled "Top 10 Most Memorable Movie Moms of 2011." Scanning them I found myself squirming at what passes for motherhood in Hollywood.
On her list are those (white southern) mothers in The Help, abusing their maids...
- 12/19/2011
- by Lisa Belkin
- Aol TV.
It's become something of a tradition here at The Film Experience to take issue with the Screen Actors Guild and their problematic "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Motion Picture" prize. Year after year they don't even seek to address an issue that you'd think would matter to the 90,000+ guild members: the preferencing of "names" over character actors, no matter the size or importance of the role. As you may know acting is one of those fields were you're lucky to just be working and those who make millions are few and far between. Yet the guild, which should be protecting their less-famous members often lets them be crushed by fame and its perks (aka getting your own title card or high billing). If you don't have your own title card you usually don't end up in the "ensemble" list. Our interest in this situation was first stirred by...
- 12/14/2011
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
A wise man once said: .It is much easier to become a father than to be one.. Writer/director Alexander Payne.s The Descendants, based on a novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings, is the best example of that sentiment on film that I.ve seen in many years. The story of a father and husband trying to find his way after failing in both roles isn.t as funny as Payne.s previous films Citizen Ruth, Election, About Schmidt, or Sideways, but it.s his most emotional and one of the best films of the year.
Set in Hawaii, The Descendants opens with an off-screen boating accident that puts Elizabeth King (Patricia Hastie) in the hospital, on life support and in a deep coma. It.s looking less likely by the day that she.s going to wake up. While her distant husband Matt (George Clooney) attempts to deal his wife.s likely death,...
Set in Hawaii, The Descendants opens with an off-screen boating accident that puts Elizabeth King (Patricia Hastie) in the hospital, on life support and in a deep coma. It.s looking less likely by the day that she.s going to wake up. While her distant husband Matt (George Clooney) attempts to deal his wife.s likely death,...
- 11/23/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Descendants
Starring George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller
Directed by Alexander Payne
Rated R
Writer-director Alexander Payne treats us to a deeply moving story of a family that is forced to confront the very demons that led to it being so fractured. The Descendants stars George Clooney in this adaptation of a 2007 novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The trio of Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rush are credited with writing the screenplay and what a screenplay at that.
The Descendants opens with a woman, Elizabeth King (Patricia Hastie), appearing to be totally enthralled with life, her eyes aglow and smiling as sea spray indicates that she’s on some type of fast moving watercraft. The next time we see her it’s with a very different look on her face. Clooney plays the woman’s husband, Matt King, a workaholic lawyer and as we soon learn - absentee father and husband.
Starring George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller
Directed by Alexander Payne
Rated R
Writer-director Alexander Payne treats us to a deeply moving story of a family that is forced to confront the very demons that led to it being so fractured. The Descendants stars George Clooney in this adaptation of a 2007 novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The trio of Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rush are credited with writing the screenplay and what a screenplay at that.
The Descendants opens with a woman, Elizabeth King (Patricia Hastie), appearing to be totally enthralled with life, her eyes aglow and smiling as sea spray indicates that she’s on some type of fast moving watercraft. The next time we see her it’s with a very different look on her face. Clooney plays the woman’s husband, Matt King, a workaholic lawyer and as we soon learn - absentee father and husband.
- 11/18/2011
- by Kerry Fleming
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Until this very moment, Alexander Payne has made a rather successful career with his ability to seamlessly meld pain with biting black humor. His Citizen Ruth (1996) brazenly tackles the Pro-Life movement and its foes. Election (1999) wickedly chronicles the disasters raging high-school hormones wrought on both self-centered teens and their instructors. About Schmidt takes its aging eponymous widower (Jack Nicholson) on a caustic trip to self-discovery while attending his daughter's wedding. And Sideways (2004), an ode to oenophiles in search of love, won him an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.
The Descendants, the closing-night attraction at the New York Film Festival, seems to be his first misstep, although the result is far from unbearable thanks to a talented cast that rises above a highly disjointed screenplay.
The opening shot is of Elizabeth King (Patricia Hastie), a beautiful blonde hurtling across a waterway with the gales of excitement blowing across her face. The locale is Hawaii.
The Descendants, the closing-night attraction at the New York Film Festival, seems to be his first misstep, although the result is far from unbearable thanks to a talented cast that rises above a highly disjointed screenplay.
The opening shot is of Elizabeth King (Patricia Hastie), a beautiful blonde hurtling across a waterway with the gales of excitement blowing across her face. The locale is Hawaii.
- 10/15/2011
- by Brandon Judell
- www.culturecatch.com
As Dread Central's resident awards show junkie, I'm happy to report that while horror didn't make a super strong showing in this year's Emmy Awards nominations, it did make a respectable one. Read on for the full list of genre nominees, including a few that, while not pure horror, are definitely DC fan favorites.
For the full rundown of all the talented nominees, visit the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and be sure to watch the live broadcast of the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards on Fox on Sunday, September 18th at 8:00 Pm Et/5:00 Pm Pt.
Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series
"True Blood" • Beautifully Broken • It Hurts Me Too • Trouble • HBO • Your Face Goes Here Entertainment in association with HBO Entertainment
Suzuki Ingerslev, Production Designer
Cat Smith, Art Director
Laura Richarz, S.D.S.A., Set Decorator
Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
"Game Of Thrones" • HBO • Bighead,...
For the full rundown of all the talented nominees, visit the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and be sure to watch the live broadcast of the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards on Fox on Sunday, September 18th at 8:00 Pm Et/5:00 Pm Pt.
Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series
"True Blood" • Beautifully Broken • It Hurts Me Too • Trouble • HBO • Your Face Goes Here Entertainment in association with HBO Entertainment
Suzuki Ingerslev, Production Designer
Cat Smith, Art Director
Laura Richarz, S.D.S.A., Set Decorator
Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
"Game Of Thrones" • HBO • Bighead,...
- 7/15/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Today's Sundance Institute announcement on the make-up of this Summer's Directors and Screenwriters Labs offers some insight on the projects we should be seeing in future editions of the festival but also updates us on the progression of some projects we've already got our eyes on -- as is the case with Sean Durkin's upcoming first feature film and Ondi Timoner's (see pic) fictional debut. - Today's Sundance Institute announcement on the make-up of this Summer's Directors and Screenwriters Labs offers some insight on the projects we should be seeing in future editions of the festival but also updates us on the progression of some projects we've already got our eyes on -- as is the case with Sean Durkin's upcoming first feature film and Ondi Timoner's (see pic) fictional debut. Almost all projects that were are included in the Director's Lab were a part of the Screenwriter's...
- 4/26/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Today's Sundance Institute announcement on the make-up of this Summer's Directors and Screenwriters Labs offers some insight on the projects we should be seeing in future editions of the festival but also updates us on the progression of some projects we've already got our eyes on -- as is the case with Sean Durkin's upcoming first feature film and Ondi Timoner's (see pic) fictional debut. Almost all projects that were are included in the Director's Lab were a part of the Screenwriter's January Lab earlier this year, so among the newly mentioned projects in the screenwriting portion of the camp we find indie filmmaker starlets Ry Russo-Young (You Wont Miss Me) and Lena Dunham (Tiny Furniture - freshly picked up by IFC) are co-writing a project called Nobody Walks with Russo-Young directing the project. Here's the complete press release below -- look for Ioncinema.com to keep tabs on several of these projects.
- 4/26/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
An unapologetically warped view of romantic obsession, "Addicted to Love" is a blackish comedy that manages to throw a few subversive curves into the traditional boy-meets-girl mix.
Touting a pair of edgier-than-usual performances by the thoroughly likable Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick, this feature debut by actor Griffin Dunne overcomes a shaky start to emerge as a satisfying vengeance fantasy.
Even so, the Warner Bros. release is going to have to rely on Ryan's proven draw power and word-of-mouth in order to function as a successful counterprogrammer to that dinosaur picture.
Broderick is perfectly cast as Sam, a wide-eyed, innocent astronomer from the Midwest whose sunny girlfriend, Linda (Kelly Preston), has gone to New York to find herself, in turn finding herself French lover Anton (Tcheky Karyo).
Determined to find a way to woo her back, Sam sets up camp in an abandoned building across from their Soho loft, drawing on his optic knowledge to construct a simple yet effective Camera Obscura. The device, working on the principles of light and reflection, facilitates Sam's spying process by projecting the view on a back wall.
But it turns out Sam isn't the building's only inhabitant. Enter Maggie (Ryan), a hardened New Yorker who just happened to be jilted by the guy who's shacking up with Sam's girl. Hellbent on bringing the arrogant Anton to his knees, Maggie has devised an elaborate plan to systematically destroy the successful restaurateur, starting with breaking into his apartment to install a surveillance device.
By forming an uneasy alliance with Maggie, Sam now has audio to go with video, and the two watch the lives of their exes unfold in front of them in voyeuristic splendor, united in a common purpose while gradually, and, of course, unwittingly, being drawn closer to each other.
Dunne has put his experience to effective work here -- particularly Martin Scorsese's influence from "After Hours". In both films, the New York backdrop serves as a major character, while seemingly innocent beginnings quickly spiral into dark, chaotic conclusions. Screenwriter Robert Gordon, whose wildly quirky script was originally optioned back in 1989, admirably keeps the characters grounded.
In normal situations, the pairing of the two appealing leads might have generated a chemistry that would have been just a little too cute and cuddly. Here, the characters' outrageous behavior, particularly in Ryan's case, serves to blunt the potential sweetness while the gifted performers still manage to keep them accessible to sympathetic audiences. Also impressive is Karyo ("GoldenEye"), who finally gets a chance to shed the "heavy" image with some brilliant physical comedy.
Visually, the production has an appropriate caffeine-injected jittery energy courtesy of lensman Andrew Dunn ("The Madness of King George") and editor Elizabeth Kling ("Georgia"). Rachel Portman's resilient score gamely reflects the shifting moods.
ADDICTED TO LOVE
Warner Bros.
An Outlaw production
in association with Miramax Films
Director Griffin Dunne
Producers Jeffrey Silver, Bobby Newmyer
Screenwriter Robert Gordon
Executive producers Bob Weinstein
& Harvey Weinstein
Director of photography Andrew Dunn
Production designer Robin Standefer
Editor Elizabeth Kling
Music Rachel Portman
Costume designer Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Casting Amanda Mackey Johnson,
Cathy Sandrich
Color/stereo
Cast:
Maggie Meg Ryan
Sam Matthew Broderick
Linda Kelly Preston
Anton Tcheky Karyo
Nana Maureen Stapleton
Ed Green Nesbitt Blaisdell
Professor Wells Remak Ramsay
Matheson Dominick Dunne
Running time -- 96 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
Touting a pair of edgier-than-usual performances by the thoroughly likable Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick, this feature debut by actor Griffin Dunne overcomes a shaky start to emerge as a satisfying vengeance fantasy.
Even so, the Warner Bros. release is going to have to rely on Ryan's proven draw power and word-of-mouth in order to function as a successful counterprogrammer to that dinosaur picture.
Broderick is perfectly cast as Sam, a wide-eyed, innocent astronomer from the Midwest whose sunny girlfriend, Linda (Kelly Preston), has gone to New York to find herself, in turn finding herself French lover Anton (Tcheky Karyo).
Determined to find a way to woo her back, Sam sets up camp in an abandoned building across from their Soho loft, drawing on his optic knowledge to construct a simple yet effective Camera Obscura. The device, working on the principles of light and reflection, facilitates Sam's spying process by projecting the view on a back wall.
But it turns out Sam isn't the building's only inhabitant. Enter Maggie (Ryan), a hardened New Yorker who just happened to be jilted by the guy who's shacking up with Sam's girl. Hellbent on bringing the arrogant Anton to his knees, Maggie has devised an elaborate plan to systematically destroy the successful restaurateur, starting with breaking into his apartment to install a surveillance device.
By forming an uneasy alliance with Maggie, Sam now has audio to go with video, and the two watch the lives of their exes unfold in front of them in voyeuristic splendor, united in a common purpose while gradually, and, of course, unwittingly, being drawn closer to each other.
Dunne has put his experience to effective work here -- particularly Martin Scorsese's influence from "After Hours". In both films, the New York backdrop serves as a major character, while seemingly innocent beginnings quickly spiral into dark, chaotic conclusions. Screenwriter Robert Gordon, whose wildly quirky script was originally optioned back in 1989, admirably keeps the characters grounded.
In normal situations, the pairing of the two appealing leads might have generated a chemistry that would have been just a little too cute and cuddly. Here, the characters' outrageous behavior, particularly in Ryan's case, serves to blunt the potential sweetness while the gifted performers still manage to keep them accessible to sympathetic audiences. Also impressive is Karyo ("GoldenEye"), who finally gets a chance to shed the "heavy" image with some brilliant physical comedy.
Visually, the production has an appropriate caffeine-injected jittery energy courtesy of lensman Andrew Dunn ("The Madness of King George") and editor Elizabeth Kling ("Georgia"). Rachel Portman's resilient score gamely reflects the shifting moods.
ADDICTED TO LOVE
Warner Bros.
An Outlaw production
in association with Miramax Films
Director Griffin Dunne
Producers Jeffrey Silver, Bobby Newmyer
Screenwriter Robert Gordon
Executive producers Bob Weinstein
& Harvey Weinstein
Director of photography Andrew Dunn
Production designer Robin Standefer
Editor Elizabeth Kling
Music Rachel Portman
Costume designer Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Casting Amanda Mackey Johnson,
Cathy Sandrich
Color/stereo
Cast:
Maggie Meg Ryan
Sam Matthew Broderick
Linda Kelly Preston
Anton Tcheky Karyo
Nana Maureen Stapleton
Ed Green Nesbitt Blaisdell
Professor Wells Remak Ramsay
Matheson Dominick Dunne
Running time -- 96 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 5/19/1997
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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