Curacao (1993) (TV)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Carl Schultz

Writers (WGA):

James D. Buchanan (novel)
James D. Buchanan (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 June 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Intrigue, Mystery, Passion...Murder. Just Another Day in Paradise.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Cast

Philip Anglim	...	Van Viaanderen
Larry Bucklan	...	Tourist
Julie Carmen	...	Julia
George Cheung	...	Worthy Hsung
David Dunard	...	Agent No. 1
Maria Ellingsen	...	Diana
Dennis Lipscomb	...	Henry Rawlings
Russell Milton	...	Jan
William Petersen	...	Stephen Guerin
Alexei Sayle	...	Seemüller
George C. Scott	...	Cornelius Wettering
Trish Van Devere	...	Rose

Also Known As:

CIA: Exiled (USA) (video title) (USA) (DVD box title)
Deadly Currents (UK)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles

Company:

Circling Curaçao

Strange Accents And Doesn't Go Anywhere

What is wrong with CURACAO ( Also known as DEADLY CURRENTS though what the reasonn for the name change is I have no idea ) can probably be summed up where a woman says to her lover :

" Keep it down baby , I'm trying to sleep "

It's not the dialogue that's the problem or the way it's delivered , it's the fact the actress has has a Central European accent . Nothing wrong with that until it's revealed her character is from Philidelphia in the United States ! This what struck me about this thriller while watching it - The way accents don't match their characters . Apart from the Philly woman with a German accent we see a South African with an English accent , a local police chief who sounds like he's an Irishman impersonating a Gestapo officer and worst of all George C Scott playing someone who's either Dutch or British with an accent that sounds like it might be American tinged with South African . You soon give up following what's on screen and end up concentrating on what nationality a character might be due to the strange way they speak . It's interesting to note that this site hasn't given this movie a country of origin . With so many different actors from different countries you do feel that this was produced by the United Nations

Even if you're not curious about accents or dialects you'll probably have to give up following the action anyway because CURACAO is plot less . Things happen like a boat exploding , and a hostage situation and the hero being recruited as an agent for South African intelligence but you're left scratching your head wondering what the heck this is all leading to . I was lost