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U Turn (Oliver Stone, 1997)
Director: Oliver Stone
Writers: John Ridley (screenplay), John Ridley (novel)
Cast: Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte, Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Voight
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
About: A man (Sean Penn) driving to Vegas to pay his gambling debts off before the Russian mafia can get to him, takes a U turn into the wrong town. After his 1965 Mustang convertible breaks down he's forced to stop in a small town, where the odd characters who live there interact with him in ways he could have never dreamed of. As a result everything than can go wrong does.
Review: I thought I might really like this, and after the first few scenes I started getting into it...I do think Oliver Stone owes Quentin Tarantino a royalty check, this movie was like Pulp Fiction Part II in the way it was edited and filled with quirky characters speaking deeply irrelevant lines. Still I was liking it, as it was like a updated version of The Twilight Zone.
Sean Penn is excellent. IMO he's the best actor working today. He might not be my favorite to watch, but I can't think of anybody who has the acting range he does. Jennifer Lopez, sure she was decent too, better than I would have expected. I can't really complain about any of the actors, they were all quite colorful.
I liked the Mustang too, very cool. I use to own a 1969 Red Mustang convertible, so that was fun to see. Though it pissed me off to see Billy Bob Thornton scratch the hood with a cry bar.
My favorite character was John Voight as the blind Indian. Favorite scene was when Sean Penn beat the crap out of Joaquin Phoenix AND smacked annoying Claire Danes (her character is annoying, not her.)
But the movie started to get repetitive after about an hour, and it drained me...I just wanted it to be over. Towards the end I didn't care who killed who.
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Writers: John Ridley (screenplay), John Ridley (novel)
Cast: Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte, Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Voight
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
About: A man (Sean Penn) driving to Vegas to pay his gambling debts off before the Russian mafia can get to him, takes a U turn into the wrong town. After his 1965 Mustang convertible breaks down he's forced to stop in a small town, where the odd characters who live there interact with him in ways he could have never dreamed of. As a result everything than can go wrong does.
Review: I thought I might really like this, and after the first few scenes I started getting into it...I do think Oliver Stone owes Quentin Tarantino a royalty check, this movie was like Pulp Fiction Part II in the way it was edited and filled with quirky characters speaking deeply irrelevant lines. Still I was liking it, as it was like a updated version of The Twilight Zone.
Sean Penn is excellent. IMO he's the best actor working today. He might not be my favorite to watch, but I can't think of anybody who has the acting range he does. Jennifer Lopez, sure she was decent too, better than I would have expected. I can't really complain about any of the actors, they were all quite colorful.
I liked the Mustang too, very cool. I use to own a 1969 Red Mustang convertible, so that was fun to see. Though it pissed me off to see Billy Bob Thornton scratch the hood with a cry bar.
My favorite character was John Voight as the blind Indian. Favorite scene was when Sean Penn beat the crap out of Joaquin Phoenix AND smacked annoying Claire Danes (her character is annoying, not her.)
But the movie started to get repetitive after about an hour, and it drained me...I just wanted it to be over. Towards the end I didn't care who killed who.
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