Hi, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab...
Columbia threw a coast-to-coast sneak of this one on Saturday night, and I thought we’d get more reactions than we did. As it stands right now, only one person wrote in to tell us what they thought. Come on... more of you must have seen it. Let us know... is it worth seeing?
Columbia threw a coast-to-coast sneak of this one on Saturday night, and I thought we’d get more reactions than we did. As it stands right now, only one person wrote in to tell us what they thought. Come on... more of you must have seen it. Let us know... is it worth seeing?
Hi Harry,
I haven't seen too many reviews for Harrison Ford's new film, so I thought I'd share my impression of the sneak preview.
First of all, like any child of the 80's, Ford is still collecting money from me for solely because he was once in roles like Han Solo, Allie Fox, and a certain Dr. Jones.
So, after the somber mood of his last few films, it's good to see Ford enjoying himself again.
Hollywood Homicide isn't the deepest film he's ever done, but it did turn out to be more refreshing than the trailers had led me to believe. For one, it was nice to see Ford and Hartnett playing characters that actually like each other. Even though we're told they are relatively new partners, there's no cliché of Ford being the grumpy old cop who doesn't enjoy being stuck with the young kid. I also liked that his character wasn't some supercop with a tortured past, or a generic good guy obsessed with ethics.
Sure, he's good at his job, but he really just wants to get laid and is so eager to make some money that he will attend hotel seminars on real estate. There's a good supporting cast as well- including Lena Olin, who provides Ford with a mature love interest. Their love scene together was a real crowd pleaser.
Oh, there's some basic plot about the murder of a rap group, but you never get the sense that the film expects you to care about it that much. The real fun comes not from watching Ford chase down the bad guy, but from watching him try to negotiate with both buyer and seller as he does so. Overall, it's not as offbeat as Bull Durham or Tin Cup, but certainly better than Ron Shelton's lesser stuff like Play it to the Bone or Great White Hype. The audience I saw it with generated several big laughs and seemed pleasantly entertained. Lightweight summer fare, but just the thing to tease us with as we await the return of that certain doctor named Jones.
If you use this, just call me 'J. Rue Perot'.
Thanks, man. Anyone else out there want to weigh in, you should. I’m curious...
"Moriarty" out.
