I've watched many a movie of dubious quality for the sake of Alan Rickman. Mesmer. Close My Eyes. An Awfully Big Adventure. OK, I have a weird fondness for that last one, mostly because Hugh Grant cheeses it up, playing a giant jackass, and Rickman's character is so freakin' tormented.
His IMDb trivia page says Richard Curtis badly wanted Rickman to play Charles, the main character in Four Weddings and a Funeral. Huh. I'm having trouble picturing it, but it makes me sad because I think it'd have been fun to see him turning up the charm.
Hugh Grant seems like the only choice for that awkward, clueless kind of role, but I bet Rickman could have done it really well.
I liked Rickman in January Man, too.
Oh, and "Something the Lord Made", with Mos Def.
Edit: And "Love Actually", though Emma Thompson completely steals that storyline.
Rickman was the best thing in THE JANUARY MAN, which isn't saying much, although I really enjoy parts of that movie (beyond the scenes with Rickman). The bad stuff is really awful, though.
Rickman was the best thing in THE JANUARY MAN, which isn't saying much, although I really enjoy parts of that movie (beyond the scenes with Rickman). The bad stuff is really awful, though.
Yeah, it really was a mix of bad stuff wrapped around an interesting though improbable serial killer idea with little chunks of "neat!" here and there. But on the whole a subpar movie.
I did really like that the killer wasn't anybody in particular and nobody in the cast knew him. That was refreshing. White-fonted in case anybody wants to bother to see the movie.
Yeah, I liked that about the ending, and I liked Kevin Kline's character. And Danny Aiello in his quieter scenes (of which there weren't enough). But Rod Steiger was godawful, Susan Sarandon had a ginormously thankless role (and seemed to know it) and Harvey Keitel looked like he'd rather be having gum surgery (and acted about the same).
I actually kind of didn't like Kevin Kline's character.
Wait, let me take that back...I liked the character fine, but I didn't buy that everyone in the PD would bend over backwards for him like that. Like, he's brilliant, sure, and wacky, but...should we waste taxpayer money on wacky? Let's just call the Feds.
