【片名】American Gun
【译名】美国枪械
【年代】2002
【国家】美国
【类别】剧情
【语言】英语
【字幕】无字幕
【评分】6.6/10 (95 votes)
【链接】http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0270197/
【导演】Alan Jacobs
【主演】James Coburn .... Martin
Virginia Madsen .... Penny
Barbara Bain .... Anne
Alexandra Holden .... Mia
Ryan Locke .... Young Martin
Jason Winther .... Mike
Niesha Trout .... Young Anne
Walter Jones .... J.B.
Anthony Harrell .... Kyle
Andrea C. Pearson .... Jewel
Toby Smith .... Valerie
Paula O'Hara .... Jasmine
【简介】
some people on this messageboard seemed to enjoy this movie, though i can't imagine why.
it's hardly cinematic; it tells its story in a very heavy-handed fashion. i couldn't believe my eyes at the sight of the first scenes that had dialog; not only were the lines really corny, but throughout the scene, each of the two actors (james coburn and virginia madsen) got a close up while delivering his line! even for utterances as negligible as "okay" i didn't think such disregard for storytelling technique is even possible anymore, but there it is.
the movie did get a little better as it went along, thankfully, and delivered various flashbacks detailing coburn's history (on film) and the gun's owners' (on video) to liven things up a little. but the movie doesn't know how to deliver any insight into american gun culture. coburn's voice-over is comprised of his embarassing letters to his dead daughter(!). finally, a surprise ending negates most of the movie and leaves you with close to nothing.
as for coburn's performance... you won't hear me say a bad word about him, but i just can't praise his performance in "american gun". i assume his oscar for "affliction" was well-deserved (i haven't seen the film), but i don't see any awards (or nominations) for this one.
the storytelling style can best be described as "na?ve", and that's the kind of movie-goer you have to be to enjoy the movie.作者: hgj169 时间: 2003-9-23 18:40:08
i didn't think such disregard for storytelling technique is even possible anymore, but there it is.