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Originally Posted by nwgirl
Loved this movie!
I fell in love with Kevin Costner in No Way Out, and he hasn't looked this good since that movie. It's really dark, but great. Maybe because I have a sinister mind, I don't know. But there's a nice twist to it and William Hurt is awesome! (OT, but I saw him in Portland at this little theather doing a play and have loved him ever since.) Demi is actually very good as well.
The only movie I can remember feeling so darkly satisified after watching it was Interview with a Vampire. I left feeling strangely turned on. Weird, I know.
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You put it so well! I was very impressed by this film. It wasn't as great as it could've been, but the Hurt/Costner duo was so compelling. In particular, I was genuinely startled by the quality of Costner's performance. I've never been a fan, honestly, but this is the film where he finally wowed me. I loved the way he'd amiably lull the audience into a comfortable, complacent mood...and then let Brooks' mask slip. His eyes would suddenly get all cold and predatory, but so quietly. Yikes.
I hear there may be sequels, or at least, that the story was planned in 3 parts. It did feel that way.
The girl who played his daughter was also extraordinary. Her initial scene with him was so disturbing and yet there were no obvious clues; her performance did all the work. Her dialogue was perfectly ordinary, her behavior chipper and cute, and yet somehow...that undercurrent of wrongness was just there. I hope we see more of that actress.
Overall, "Mr. Brooks" was very worth watching. Oh, Demi was sort of dumb as usual.
But, no matter really.
Mr. Brooks
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