Wow! How did this one slip into obscurity? It’s a seriocomic critique of the American power structure in the form of a paranoid political thriller. Dave Kehr explains: “Jeff Bridges, the scion of a very Kennedy-ish clan, sets out to investigate the assassination of his president brother, but becomes entangled in a web of darkly comic paranoia.” It’s a difficult film to grasp; the off-kilter cinematography and impossibly labyrinthine plot establish this as a dark comedy-fantasy, but that doesn’t stop it from veering off into serious (and seriously frightening) territory. Plus, the supporting cast is to die for: John Huston, Anthony Perkins, Sterling Hayden, Eli Wallach, Toshiru Mifune. Anyone seen it?
― Anthony (Anthony F), Friday, 10 September 2004 02:19 (nineteen years ago) link