Charles Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities. Today’s post’s a tale of two films I’ve watched on DVD in the last few days:
Interview (2004) was written and directed by Steve Buscemi who co-stars with the vapid Sienna Miller. It’s among the worst films I’ve ever seen. It lacks even one redeeming feature. Its plot, characters, dialogue and cinematography are forgettable. And it has no story arc. None. It bored me. And irritated me. Until now I’ve loved Buscemi as an actor. In Reservoir Dogs, Pulp fiction and Fargo he was A1. But I hated Trees Lounge which he directed. He should stick to acting. How someone thought Interview a film worth making is beyond me. Totally.
3:10 to Yuma is the 2007 remake of a 1957 film of the same name. Both are based on an Elmore Leonard story. The 2007 version stars Russell Crowe (pictured) and Christian Bale. It’s an archetypal Western. I loved it. It has everything a great Western should have: outlaws, lawmen, an aggrieved rancher/family man, Indians (for a few seconds only), railwaymen, a sexy barmaid (who jumps into bed with our Russ), a stagecoach robbery, a train, a prairie chase, a mesa, a canyon, and violence. Lots of violence. I’ve liked Crowe’s acting ever since Proof (1991). He didn’t disappoint in Yuma.
3:10 to Yuma has everything and Interview has nothing. It’s a shame Russ and his gang didn’t do their dirty work on Buscemi and Miller. Then, instead of Interview, I could’ve watched something quarter decent.
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