If the estate of J.D. Salinger ever sells the movie rights to "Catcher in the Rye", we can only pray that it doesn't fall into the hands of a director like this. The Tom Wolfe novel of Bonfires had everything........this horrid movie has nothing. How could this happen? I sat in stunned disbelief at this picture. I honestly don't understand how this story was so mishandled. Tom Wolfe's work has been done quite well for the screen before (See "the Right Stuff"). This movie takes all the wrong steps. I won't go into all the specifics about the plot, etc. The actors cannot be blamed for this flop......other than Bruce Willis, who is just painful to watch in this outing. No, the blame rests completely on the shoulders of the director, Brian de Palma. It's is almost incomprehensible that this is the same man that directed "Body Double". See THAT movie and skip this thing. This is a story that will be filmed again because it is very interesting. Just wait for that one.
Review of The Bonfire of the Vanities
