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Just Cause (1995)
Not the book
I may have liked this better If I had not read the book. The liberties with location and switching Sean Connery's character from a cynical burned-out newspaper reporter to a college prof were the major sins. The book I give an 8.5; the movie a 5.
They Might Be Giants (1971)
Charmed by George C. Scott
I stumbled across this sleeper on cable years ago. I was familiar with Scott's heavy roles, but was absolutely blown away by his portrayal of a charming, self-convinced character who thought he was Sherlock Holmes. The way his face lit up when he met Joanne Woodward's Dr. Watson was one of my favorite movie "moments" of all time.
I am writing this on learning of his passing. While not his greatest movie, it deserves watching almost as much as Patton, The Hospital, Dr. Strangelove, or 12 Angry Men (& much more than Firestarter), if only to see him in an entirely different type of character.