I want to know why he kissed Luke. Luke kissed him first. It's a love and not sexual kiss. Didn't see that, but kiss was awkward and unnecessary and not properly explained, which failed the story.
I want to know the back story about his money too. Family money and or very successful in business. Yet we're not privy to it, which failed the story.
I want to know why he was in withdraw mode one time and fine the next. Depression. If so, who what brought him out of it, which wasn't seen, which fails the story.
I want to know why he was chugging morphine and still hyper? Mood swings. Wrong. Morphine is a depressive, and makes one lethargic, rarely 'hyper' when off it, and not seeing why his moods swung failed the story.
I want to know why he was chugging morphine then emptied one bottle only to harass everyone to get refills without prescription. He's an addict. Wealthy people don't care about how. Just get it done. Understood, but his intent was to empty and clean up. And while I get addicts are self-focused (always) and don't reason nor think ahead, but this failed the story.
I want to know why Luke who said no to ecstasy took it then stood on a bridge ledge with a man twice his age knowing he had 'work in the morning'? Peer Pressure. The man was no peer. It failed the story.
I want to know how looking at a baby creates this over-powering over-whelming desire to clean-up your life and get into rehab when everyone else, including the one having the baby, has suggested you do the same thing? A baby will always change things. Granted. But usually it is YOUR baby, deny it? This wasn't enough, and we know it, and it failed the story.
I want to know why pit a fantastic actor with lame ones so that it makes him look like he's chewing the scenery around them? The phone call for blockbuster films are gone and we all have bills. We? Why not take smaller parts, cameos, live simpler? Consolidate? Leave the high-rent area? Stop posturing? Get into selling watches, cable, cars, liquor, cameras, jewelry? Or mentor, give lessons?
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AmbientD2
8 years ago
When they were on the bridge after taking the Ecstasy pills.
I disagree with you about the backstory on why Fanny was wealthy failed the story and your other questions.
It just wasn't a good movie and that's why the story/movie failed. I think they should have turned it into a Thriller movie instead of whatever genre it was.
It's hard being a number one box office draw to the list that Richard is now. You take the movie roles so you won't have to work the 9-5 like the public.
It was nice talking to you and hope to have another discussion about another movie soon.
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8 years ago
That's fine and so be it. I saw an article in, I think, The Washington Post, about it. So it got reviewed, seen, just kind of went into the loop of streaming, but, if you stop and think about it, it gets seen much more that way than putting it into theaters THEN into streaming.
I just know a thing or two about all types of addiction and relapse(s) that ultimately, if you're honest, follow. To make this so SIMPLE bothered that part of me that KNOWS it isn't.
Yeah, I watch a lot of movies and series and respond a lot. This is not a 'new' account but it is a new account. I've been an IMDb poster for ages. I delete a lot because I know an actor and am stalked and my words hijacked. I don't like that. I work hard on my opinions, etc. I don't like to see them as other people's original words, you know?
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!!!deleted!!! (67791493)
8 years ago
It just wasn't a good movie and that's why the story/movie failed. I think they should have turned it into a Thriller movie instead of whatever genre it was.
See I think it had grand potential but in hiring substandard co-stars who seemed more captivated, or intimidated, by Gere it interfered with their acting. The story is present-day. Maybe not all of us are Trust Fund folks but the arrested development part is huge these days.
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AmbientD2
8 years ago
I agree with you about the grand potential. Not sure if the actors where captivated or intimidated by Richard or something else was the reason.
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!!!deleted!!! (67791493)
8 years ago
He was so in character, a seasoned actor used to morphing into a soul on screen, and they looked like they were frozen cold to stone unable to respond to his OTT passion (to me).
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AmbientD2
8 years ago
With just Richard's scenes or in every scene? I wonder if that was intentional. To make Fanny wild and crazy and the other characters to be calm, like a buffer.
Enjoy your weekend!
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