This movie is good, it's entertaining, but beyond that, this is not the movie that will reestablish Peter Bogdanovich (the man who gave us Saint Jack, Paper Moon, and the Last Picture Show) to his former position of greatness. I'd even watch Daisy Miller over this. But it's good if you have no idea how much better it could have been. I'm not even sure why it's only good. Eddie Izzard made a great Charlie Chaplin, and Kirsten Dunst was able to give this film a good amount of steam to the picture. Edward Herrmann was pitch perfect, and Joanna Lumley would have been worth the price of admission alone. But why was Jennifer Tilly in it? Meg Tilly, yes, but Jennifer? Her standout performance was as Savannah, the hooker with the heart of gold, co-starring with fisher stevens on West Palm Beach.
Peter Bogdanovich is a god among filmmakers, but Alan Rudolph has already demonstrated how you can make movies like these that actually resonate. Using actors like Linda Fiorentino and Jennifer Jason Lee as opposed to J.Tilly would be a good start.
Peter Bogdanovich is a god among filmmakers, but Alan Rudolph has already demonstrated how you can make movies like these that actually resonate. Using actors like Linda Fiorentino and Jennifer Jason Lee as opposed to J.Tilly would be a good start.