There's an intriguing film here within the long running time but it should have been condensed into a shorter running time. It's fairly predictable and disappointing.Įastwood's directing is possibly the reason to watch this along with Costner's solid performance. The end (when it does finally come) isn't earned at all.
It almost seems like another film when they feature. For those fans of Eastwood this is a very small role for him and his character along with Laura Dern's character are severely underwritten, they receive far less screen time and the film would have improved had they been made more substantial. Much of the film is about the journey of Haynes and the young boy on the run from the law and Texas ranger Clint Eastwood. There's discussion about the role of absent fathers and the effect they have on a son and the needlessness of violent discipline by a father towards a son. The crux of the movie is the bond formed by Costner and T.J. He's not your typical criminal but he has broken out of prison, he'll carry out violent acts if required but he is caring towards the young boy he's kidnapped. This is not to say it's not a worthwhile film to watch and Costner gives one of the better performances of his career, his complex character is riddled with conflict. I kept thinking to myself it was such a slow film and by the end I wanted to tell all involved with this film that it could have been edited down to around 90 minutes and you'd have a far better movie. In decades previous a movie could slowly reveal it's plot and meander over two hours while now studios and viewers demand for the action to begin almost at once.Ī Perfect World (1993) has a 2h 18min runtime and it has a ponderous nature, the narrative events are few and far between and the plot is thin. Watching a film which is nearly 30 years old is a reminder how much pacing and narrative momentum have changed for current cinema goers. Putting these two stars together people expected a great movie. I remember this film around the time of its release as Clint Eastwood had just won Oscars for Unforgiven (1992) his excellent western and Kevin Costner was a major star with Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and The Bodyguard but he was also an Oscar winning director for Dances with Wolves (1990). Lowther) strikes up a friendship with his captor Butch Haynes (Kevin Costner): an escaped convict on the run from the law, while the search is headed up by honorable Texas Ranger "Red" Garrett (Clint Eastwood). However, if you haven't seen a movie in a very long time and are re-discovering it then exceptions may be made. Keeping this sub's special character means sharing the experience of seeing a movie the first time.Only post movies that you have seen for the FIRST time. Check if your movie has already been posted before submitting.Ħ.Check if your movie has already been posted before submitting. You can make your title whatever you want, as long as it contains a) the name of the movie you watched b) the year it was released.ĥ.Put your movie name and year in the title. Tag your posts as "SPOILER" if your movie contains a "surprise ending," plot twist, etc.Ĥ.Movies from 2010, to be clear, are allowed, however, but anything from 2011, 2012, etc. Only post movies that came out 10 or more years ago.Racism, sexism, inciting violence, personal attacks, hate speech, etc.Remember that the whole point of the sub is to have a conversation, so don't forget to reply to the commenters! Rules IWAOM is a place to talk about old movies you watched for the first time as if they just came out.
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