MR. WRONG
A film review by Michael John Legeros
Copyright 1996 Michael John Legeros
(Touchstone)
Directed by Nick Castle
Written by Chris Matheson, Kerry Ehrin, Craig Munson
Cast Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Pullman, Joan Cusack, Dean
Stockwell, Joan Plowright, Ellen Cleghorne, John
Livingston, Robert Goulet
MPAA Rating "PG-13"
Running Time 92 minutes
Reviewed at Carmike 7 Cinemas, Raleigh, NC (17FEB96)
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Very wrong. Comedienne Ellen DeGeneres makes her feature-film debut in this astonishingly unfunny romantic comedy about a girl who can't get rid of a guy. The male in question is Bill Pullman-- or is it Jeff Daniels?-- a well-to-do smoothy who initially sweeps DeGeneres off her feet, until his increasingly bizarre behavior labels him as a card-carrying member of the Psycho Squad. Director Nick Castle (DENNIS THE MENACE) and writers Chris Matheson, Kerry Ehrin, and Craig Munson botch it big-time. The script isn't tight enough; the tone isn't right enough; and the comedy isn't black enough. (Most disappointing to me: no references to that other stalker movie, CAPE FEAR.) Ms. DeGeneres makes a bright impres-sion, sure, but the rest of the cast barely registers. Joan Cusack is a loss as Pullman's crazed ex-girlfriend; Dean Stockwell makes no impression as the P.I. that Ellen investigates. And so on. Skip it.
Grade: D+
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Mike Legeros - Raleigh, NC
legeros@nando.net (h) - legeros@unx.sas.com (w)
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