directed by Joel Schumacher
Don’t you have those days when you wake up in the morning and you feel like destroying everything around you? I mean, you won’t do it because you don’t want to actually kill anyone, but you just wish you could hit someone with a piano. Or just scream “what the hell are you doing you moron?!” I wouldn’t believe you’ve never had a situation like this. But somehow we stop ourselves and keep all this anger inside. Today I’m recommending a film about a man who couldn’t remain still anymore. William Foster (Michael Douglas) is a very miserable man. He’s just lost his job, got divorced with Beth (Barbara Hershey) and cannot see their daughter. And such man gets stuck in a traffic jam in a car without air conditioning. At some point he just gets out of the car and decides to walk home. Unfortunately, on the way he keeps meeting people who truly annoy him. William, however, is not like us. He doesn’t just imagine slapping someone with a slipper. Oh no. This man prefers to grab a gun and shoot. Simple as that. When I read about this film, I thought it’d be a fantastic dark comedy about humanity. But after watching it I can tell you it’s a dark drama about what’s left of humanity. The script isn’t that simple, so prepare for a story told in a specific way. Still, the camera work is marvellous. Despite everything that William was doing on the screen, I was smiling because of the beautiful frames. Besides, maybe this film is partially therapeutic, because you really feel good when the main character does what he does. It’s like a film version of hanging the photo of your enemy on the wall and playing darts on it. I enjoyed it. But don’t worry, I’m not going to hurt anyone. I prefer to buy air conditioning instead.
My rating: 6.5/10
S.
I have nothing to watch 