THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD
A film review by Michael John Legeros
Copyright 1996 Michael John Legeros
(Mirimax)
Directed by Gary Fleder
Written by Scott Rosenberg
Cast Andy Garcia, Treat Williams, William Forsythe,
Christopher Lloyd, Bill Nunn, Christopher Walken,
Gabrielle Anwar, Steve Buscemi, Jack Warden
MPAA Rating "R" (presumably for language and violence)
Running Time 117 minutes
Reviewed at The Studio, Raleigh, NC (11MAR96)
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If Albert Einstein watched this movie while traveling at the speed of light, would he still think that three hours had passed instead of two? No, THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD is not about time- travel, but it *is* one of those unfortunate movies that makes you feel like you've lived sixty more minutes than you actually have. And that's too bad, given the many interesting ingredients in this film that never quite come together.
Director Gary Fleder makes a mash of Scott Rosenberg's script about a gang of usual suspects who botch a reunion job with disastrous results. Both his pacing and his framing of the story are way off. The cast is a pleasant distraction, sure, but only Treat Williams-- as the resident psycho-- registers completely. (He delivers a great monologue while pissing into a milk jug!) To be fair, Fleder does a good job of keeping everything reeking of death. The reaper is everywhere in DENVER and it makes for a great, grim subtext.
Grade: C
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Mike Legeros - Raleigh, NC
legeros@nando.net (h) - legeros@unx.sas.com (w)
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