Woah a male director who actually almost treats female characters as people for once

Woah a male director who actually almost treats female characters as people for once

First off: This is the most attractive I’ve seen Mickey Rourke (haven’t seen 9 1/2 weeks yet, I’ll get around to it) 

Second off: Love a handsome villain, you gotta. John Lone was hot (until he got his ass beat, that was embarrassing)

First off: This is the most attractive I’ve seen Mickey Rourke (haven’t seen 9 1/2 weeks yet, I’ll get around to it) 

Second off: Love a handsome villain, you gotta. John Lone was hot (until he got his ass beat, that was embarrassing)

Cimino's flair for the iconoclastic is the highlight, as usual. Every shot is beautifully composed, the lighting, the much-lauded sets, all look stunning. The story itself has a couple of sections that don't hang together as well as the writer thinks they do (blame Oliver Stone's notorious cocaine habit around this time) and the film's deconstruction of racism reads a bit too much of "having cake and eating it", but there is a lot to love. Rourke's movie-star charisma is at its peak here, and John Lone turns in a sensational bad-guy performance that makes this reviewer sad to see him relegated to "Hollywood G-slur" (to quote Patrice O'Neal) roles after THE LAST EMPEROR. The best sections of the film are the action set pieces, which are as squibby and bloody as you'd like (no doubt an influence on KING OF NEW YORK), every one of them playing out in crowded streets dense with people and props. And that final shootout is pure 80s neon brilliance on par with the climactic confrontations in THIEF and MANHUNTER.

As many other critics have pointed out over the years, Ariane's performance is a real let-down. I'm not sure why they didn't try to get Joan Chen instead.

Cimino's flair for the iconoclastic is the highlight, as usual. Every shot is beautifully composed, the lighting, the much-lauded sets, all look stunning. The story itself has a couple of sections that don't hang together as well as the writer thinks they do (blame Oliver Stone's notorious cocaine habit around this time) and the film's deconstruction of racism reads a bit too much of "having cake and eating it", but there is a lot to love. Rourke's movie-star charisma is at its peak here, and John Lone turns in a sensational bad-guy performance that makes this reviewer sad to see him relegated to "Hollywood G-slur" (to quote Patrice O'Neal) roles after THE LAST EMPEROR. The best sections of the film are the action set pieces, which are as squibby and bloody as you'd like (no doubt an influence on KING OF NEW YORK), every one of them playing out in crowded streets dense with people and props. And that final shootout is pure 80s neon brilliance on par with the climactic confrontations in THIEF and MANHUNTER.

As many other critics have pointed out over the years, Ariane's performance is a real let-down. I'm not sure why they didn't try to get Joan Chen instead.

Talvez o filme policial mais brutal que ja vi

Talvez o filme policial mais brutal que ja vi

o mais interessante é o filme não romantizar o protagonista em momento algum, o filme todo o retrata como um racista bunda mole em decadência e que sofre consequência de suas próprias escolhas. e o filme todo explora a imperfeição de seus personagens, até os mais honestos tem seu lado ruim.
e também funciona como um excelente filme policial, cenas de ação de arrepiar, Cimino não estava pra brincadeira quando dirigiu isso.
e o roteiro é genial tbm, com uma boa crítica ao comportamento dos policiais e também a manipulação da mídia televisiva. é um filme que explora várias coisas, genial. Cimino não erra!

10/10

o mais interessante é o filme não romantizar o protagonista em momento algum, o filme todo o retrata como um racista bunda mole em decadência e que sofre consequência de suas próprias escolhas. e o filme todo explora a imperfeição de seus personagens, até os mais honestos tem seu lado ruim.
e também funciona como um excelente filme policial, cenas de ação de arrepiar, Cimino não estava pra brincadeira quando dirigiu isso.
e o roteiro é genial tbm, com uma boa crítica ao comportamento dos policiais e também a manipulação da mídia televisiva. é um filme que explora várias coisas, genial. Cimino não erra!

10/10