***1/2 – Great performances by Lt. Bookman and Reed Rothschild make this film more enjoyable than is belied by its somewhat plodding pace and lack of much of a story. One can get a pretty good idea from this movie where Paul Thomas Anderson practiced all of the techniques that he later used to fantastic ends in “Boogie Nights”. While this movie lacks the hilarious dialogue of “Boogie Nights” and doesn’t have the great characters and situations of that film either, it is still entertaining to watch. I didn’t think Sam Jackson was all that great in this, but Gwyneth Paltrow was pretty convincing in her role as a stupid slut.
Hard Eight
***1/2 – Great performances by Lt. Bookman and Reed Rothschild make this film more enjoyable than is belied by its somewhat plodding pace and lack of much of a story. One can get a pretty good idea from this movie where Paul Thomas Anderson practiced all of the techniques that he later used to fantastic ends in “Boogie Nights”. While this movie lacks the hilarious dialogue of “Boogie Nights” and doesn’t have the great characters and situations of that film either, it is still entertaining to watch. I didn’t think Sam Jackson was all that great in this, but Gwyneth Paltrow was pretty convincing in her role as a stupid slut.
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