May 17, 2009
"That's the way to contend with the grim reaper, offering him a drink and a dance..."
Finney, what a performance.
Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews
Against a background of war breaking out in Europe and the Mexican fiesta Day of Death, we are taken through one day in the life of Geoffrey Firmin, a British consul living in alcoholic disrepair and ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 23, 2007
Stats: 114 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (114)
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April 6, 2008A late John Huston film that is deeply metaphorical and very cynical. Some great acting from the cast and a pretty hard-hitting conclusion.
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October 5, 2008A later day John Huston film. This follows a diplomat to Mexico during the last day of his life, the action takes place immediately before the start of World War Two. The film is a tough look at this man?s alcoholic lifestyle, it acts more as a slice of life than as a real narr...( read more)
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December 10, 2007It amazes me how an elder John Huston was always able to reinvent himself. In my opinion Huston is the most diverse American filmaker in movie history and he gives great direction to a weak story. Solid performances by the whole cast, but Finney is a stand out. His performance ma...( read more)
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December 10, 2007Albert Finney does the best drunk since Sterling Hayden, but performance aside, the movie is just ok.
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November 4, 2008Finney is drunk the entire movie. You go from sympathetic to angry because maybe he just doesn't know what's going on.
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September 29, 2008Bleak. Very bleak. Ultra bleak. Great acting by Albert Finney. He portrayed alcoholism quite convincingly.
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April 23, 2008What a MISERABLE flick! Granted, Finney is excellent as a drunk determined to self-destruct, but he's CONSTANTLY drunk, showing no signs of redemption, and the attempts of Bisset's and Andrews' characters to save him are all but laughable. I sure hope the book was better...
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December 17, 2007Frankly, I don't see why people say this is a bad film, it is masterfully directed, but the story is far from bad. It's a real fascinating dramatic tale, a study of man who probably is reeling from much more than a screwed marriage, the way is delivered makes us sympathetic bit b...( read more)
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October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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