Kevin Bacon is the best thing about this film. He can play any
type of role, barely human (Murder in the First), a small-time
crook (The River Wild) or a twisted DJ (Telling Lies in
America). Here he is believable and puts in a good performance.
Brad Renfro also does well in his role, but isn't very
convincing. Two problems.
1.) He comes from Hungary, but has no accent, and sounds like he
came from New York
2.) Age. A year before this was filmed, he co-starred in The
Cure. There he played an 11 year old, and looked too old. Here
he plays a 17 year old, and looks too young for the role.
The other highlight is Maximillian Schell (I doubt I spelled
his name right). He is fourth billed as Renfro's Hungarian
father and is dead-on. Why Joe Esterhaus (Spelling error?) is
America's top paid screenwriter will never be known. He writes
lame scripts that deserve to be thrown away, but are instead
made into big-budget movies like this one.
+ (GOOD THINGS) 1.) Kevin Bacon's performance 2.) Maximillian
Schell's performance 3.) Plot line
type of role, barely human (Murder in the First), a small-time
crook (The River Wild) or a twisted DJ (Telling Lies in
America). Here he is believable and puts in a good performance.
Brad Renfro also does well in his role, but isn't very
convincing. Two problems.
1.) He comes from Hungary, but has no accent, and sounds like he
came from New York
2.) Age. A year before this was filmed, he co-starred in The
Cure. There he played an 11 year old, and looked too old. Here
he plays a 17 year old, and looks too young for the role.
The other highlight is Maximillian Schell (I doubt I spelled
his name right). He is fourth billed as Renfro's Hungarian
father and is dead-on. Why Joe Esterhaus (Spelling error?) is
America's top paid screenwriter will never be known. He writes
lame scripts that deserve to be thrown away, but are instead
made into big-budget movies like this one.
+ (GOOD THINGS) 1.) Kevin Bacon's performance 2.) Maximillian
Schell's performance 3.) Plot line
- (BAD THINGS) 1.) Pretty well everything else