Negative Positive
Title: Amateurish
Review: Perhaps the training I received at UCLA in Theater Arts/Motion Pictures has "spoiled" me. A better word of course would be "made me more discerning." But then I also remember many of the old time films, directors, actors. I have to agree with the negative reviews this movie received. It is so amateurishly directed that I could not stand to view it all the way through but had to turn it off in disgust half the way through. The amateurish direction resulted in poor acting (though Banderas tried his best he was hamstrung by faulty direction). Of course a really good actor would shine through even the worst of films as John Barrymore did.But as long as there is the glamor & glitz of Hollywood, fans will be mesmerized by the stars & will have no discernment as to what is poor & what is not.
Is the review positive or negative? 