Grosse Pointe Blank NOW

[Idaho]

It's a good film - but not THAT good, come on! 8 out of 10 tops.

 

[zoooo]

Nah, at least a 9.

 

[scifisam]

It's a good film - but not THAT good, come on! 8 out of 10 tops.

It's a ten for me. Acting? Ten. Script? Ten. Cinematography? Maybe 8 - it was pretty ordinary, but didn't need to be more than that. Score? 10. Direction? 9.

 

[kyser_soze]

Amazingly, first time I've seen this film.

It's good, made me laugh, altho I get the feeling if I'd seen it when it was released I'd have found it funnier...

 

[8den]

Hi how are you, I once killed the president of Paraguay with a fork.

 

[Idaho]

It's a ten for me. Acting? Ten. Script? Ten. Cinematography? Maybe 8 - it was pretty ordinary, but didn't need to be more than that. Score? 10. Direction? 9.

Hasn't it got Minnie Driver in it? Therefore how can the acting be a 10? Doesn't compute

The script is witty and well paced. But it's essentially a rom com with some violence to keep the boys happy.

 

[Wintermute]

"I'll just watch the first half hour", I thought. I'd forgotten how good that film is. It's got Dan Ackroyd in it FFS, and he was both a Ghostbuster AND a Blues Brother. Can you go wrong?

 

[Flashman]

Seen the first 45 mins twice and nodded off (did so last night again) but had the foresight to tape it this time, so will finally be able to see it.

 

[scifisam]

Hasn't it got Minnie Driver in it? Therefore how can the acting be a 10? Doesn't compute

The script is witty and well paced. But it's essentially a rom com with some violence to keep the boys happy.

She's fine in this, though - she does actually have chemistry with John Cusack.

I quite like the violence too - it's comical in itself. I love when he shoots the front door for no obvious reason, and then when Minnie and her Dad open the door there's a dead assassin lying there. Also, killing someone with a pen should not be quite so amusing.

 

[El Jefe]

Hasn't it got Minnie Driver in it? Therefore how can the acting be a 10? Doesn't compute

She's a really good actress, especially in comedy. Her performance in this (and Good Will Hunting) is really really good.

 

[El Jefe]

And Alan Arkin is - as ever - perfect.

 

[Lord Camomile]

"I'll give it a shot"
"No, don't give it a shot, don't shoot anything"

 

[zoooo]

He's just amazing in it. Makes me really want a therapist.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

For a while....








For a while.

 

[The_Reverend_M]

Always though they named the film as a tribute to Point Blank.

I'd of thought so

 

[poului]

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I was never too keen on GPB because it's very heavily 'derived' from the French film Cible Emouvante (Wild Target). Still, if I hadn't seen that first I probably would have enjoyed it.

 

[foo]

And Alan Arkin is - as ever - perfect.

too true. he is a god.

i love this film, and could watch it loads.

 

[Jon-of-arc]

It's a good film - but not THAT good, come on! 8 out of 10 tops.

I'm with you. Though this film does stand up to repeated viewings better than many 9s...

 

[Detroit City]

Always though they named the film as a tribute to Point Blank.

no, Grosse Pointe is an exclusive white republican and conservative enclave just outside of the Detroit city limits.

 

[loud 1]

It might be my favourite movie of all time.

defo..