U Turn (1997)
Country: US
Technical: Technicolor 125m
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Lopez, Powers Boothe, Claire Danes, Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Voight, Julie Haggerty, Bo Hopkins, Liv Tyler, Laurie Metcalf
Synopsis:
On the way to paying off a debt to a ruthless gangland heavy, an all-time loser lands in a middle-of-nowhere Arizona town with a burst radiator hose and rapidly falls foul of just about everyone he meets.
Review:
One of those film noir homages which just about warrants some attention through its almost manic concentration on the self-interest that traditionally dominates the genre. Here there are no winners; everyone falls foul of lust or greed - except for the crooked garage mechanic, that is. On an editing level it is comparatively restrained for this director, with only a few of his wanton changes of perspective and shock cuts. Unfortunately it is not his most compelling work to date.
Country: US
Technical: Technicolor 125m
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Lopez, Powers Boothe, Claire Danes, Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Voight, Julie Haggerty, Bo Hopkins, Liv Tyler, Laurie Metcalf
Synopsis:
On the way to paying off a debt to a ruthless gangland heavy, an all-time loser lands in a middle-of-nowhere Arizona town with a burst radiator hose and rapidly falls foul of just about everyone he meets.
Review:
One of those film noir homages which just about warrants some attention through its almost manic concentration on the self-interest that traditionally dominates the genre. Here there are no winners; everyone falls foul of lust or greed - except for the crooked garage mechanic, that is. On an editing level it is comparatively restrained for this director, with only a few of his wanton changes of perspective and shock cuts. Unfortunately it is not his most compelling work to date.
Country: US
Technical: Technicolor 125m
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Lopez, Powers Boothe, Claire Danes, Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Voight, Julie Haggerty, Bo Hopkins, Liv Tyler, Laurie Metcalf
Synopsis:
On the way to paying off a debt to a ruthless gangland heavy, an all-time loser lands in a middle-of-nowhere Arizona town with a burst radiator hose and rapidly falls foul of just about everyone he meets.
Review:
One of those film noir homages which just about warrants some attention through its almost manic concentration on the self-interest that traditionally dominates the genre. Here there are no winners; everyone falls foul of lust or greed - except for the crooked garage mechanic, that is. On an editing level it is comparatively restrained for this director, with only a few of his wanton changes of perspective and shock cuts. Unfortunately it is not his most compelling work to date.