Given the cast and some overblown reviews, I found the film a major disappointment. It had that smarmy East Coast "My life just isn't good enough even though I clearly don't deserve any better" feel to it that seems to go with films and novels replete with cigarettes, alcohol, lounge singers and urban angst.
I found myself feeling absolutely no sympathy for the petulant heroine, which was odd for a Holly Hunter fan. DeVito was magnificent, and in the end I felt his song may have been worth the price of admission.
See this film if you like to feel sorry for yourself and wish the world would treat you better.
I found myself feeling absolutely no sympathy for the petulant heroine, which was odd for a Holly Hunter fan. DeVito was magnificent, and in the end I felt his song may have been worth the price of admission.
See this film if you like to feel sorry for yourself and wish the world would treat you better.