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Martin Paule's Micro Movie Reviews:
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Queen Margot
This
lavishly produced costume drama
has a labyrinthian plot which at times
become tough to follow. (Pay careful
attention to the opening prologue.)
Set around the time of the 16th
century St Bartholomew's Day Massacre, it
is loosely adapted from a Dumas
novel in which a French Catholic princess
is forced to marry a Protestant
prince to further a political alliance. The
story unfolds with all manner of
treachery, eroticism and intrigue and is
sumptuously mounted with incredible
sets and fine acting. Isabel Adjani is
especially luminous in the title
role.
Queen of Hearts
An
utterly unique concoction from
England with substantial helpings of
fantasy and mysticism about an
immigrant
Italian couple and their family
who run a small cafe; it is bound
to remind you of no other film in memory.
Quick Change
Brilliant
pacing and a smart plotline
fuel this hilarious story about a
bank holdup. In a comedic,
Kafkaesque
series of events the thieves are
stymied at every turn as they
attempt
to escape New York with the loot.
Bill Murray, Geena Davis and Randy
Quaid are all right-on as the thieves
and Jason Robards does a great turn
as the cop trying to nail them. There
are a couple of surreal interludes
along the way that initially seem out of
place in a caper comedy but that
in the end subside nicely into this story
which as much as anything resembles
one of those frustration dreams in
which we can't escape some lurking
horror.
Quiz Show
John
Turturro in the role of a pissed-off
contestant is the reason to watch
this recounting of the game show
scandals that rocked America in the 50s.
His twitchy, kvetching performance
is the centerpiece of an involving
account of how game shows were
rigged
in the early days of TV. It goes on a
bit long and occasionally departs
from the historic record but stands as a
monument to media malfeasance. Watch
for director Martin Scorcese's turn as
a venal show sponsor.
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