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CONSENTING ADULTS (1992)
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Kevin Kline plays a tv jingle writer who shows hot passion for his work resulting in very good comedy. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio plays his long time supporting wife. They've just gotten new neighbors (Kevin Spacey and Rebecca Miller) who aim to show the people next door a bit of fun.
Richard (Kline) is wary of Eddy (Spacey) at first because Eddy and his wife Kay (Miller) are so free spirited and dangerous. Soon though, Richard and his long time, supportive wife Priscilla (Mastrantonio) warm up, then it's time for biking, grilling, sailing, you name it. The yuppie olympics begin for some very swank, high end montage.
Long time supportive wife being supportive at breakfast
Eddy wants to swap wives, he confides in Richard. Time has happened in the montage and now it's time to roll some sleeves up and get down and sleazy. Richard balks at Eddy. How dare you?! I love my wife! Eddy persists. Richard deflects. Priscilla and Kay have become fast friends as well-and can be seen blurred out in the background, probably drinking coffee or something, in another scene completely, at night.
Indecent Proposal on 10 speeds
Then, all of a sudden, morals get put into the fire..and something unexpected happens! What could it be?
"told ya those weekend getaways were relationship killers.." - George Costanza
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Consenting adults is a very well photographed thriller so far fetched, that, by the end, we actually have an uzi come into play. Picture a big suburban mansion in a new neighborhood at night, with splashes of moonlit blue painting the walls. Then picture a shirtless yuppie spraying his sheet rock with uzi bullets. Sophisticated, right?
Kline, dirty doggin' it.
Spacey, concerned about the firmness of the noodle.
As ridiculous as all of this sounds, and believe me, I'm leaving all of the "twists" out, there is still a good movie in there. The acting is more than competent, and there are even some intriguing moments here and there. I wouldn't go so far as to say it's "atmospheric" but the settings are breezy and colorful, even when hanging out in insurance company themed houses you'd find in Simsbury, CT, at the end of a cul de sac, with mailboxes big enough to fit a half dozen Christmas wreaths inside.
Remembering the better times with new neighbors (10 minutes prior)
I liked this film. I enjoyed it enough to watch it 4 times since its debut on vhs, and will most likely watch it once more before I pass away in a flurry of high tax bracket uzi pellets.
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Kevin Kline plays a tv jingle writer who shows hot passion for his work resulting in very good comedy. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio plays his long time supporting wife. They've just gotten new neighbors (Kevin Spacey and Rebecca Miller) who aim to show the people next door a bit of fun.
Richard (Kline) is wary of Eddy (Spacey) at first because Eddy and his wife Kay (Miller) are so free spirited and dangerous. Soon though, Richard and his long time, supportive wife Priscilla (Mastrantonio) warm up, then it's time for biking, grilling, sailing, you name it. The yuppie olympics begin for some very swank, high end montage.
Long time supportive wife being supportive at breakfast
Eddy wants to swap wives, he confides in Richard. Time has happened in the montage and now it's time to roll some sleeves up and get down and sleazy. Richard balks at Eddy. How dare you?! I love my wife! Eddy persists. Richard deflects. Priscilla and Kay have become fast friends as well-and can be seen blurred out in the background, probably drinking coffee or something, in another scene completely, at night.
Indecent Proposal on 10 speeds
Then, all of a sudden, morals get put into the fire..and something unexpected happens! What could it be?
"told ya those weekend getaways were relationship killers.." - George Costanza
.
Consenting adults is a very well photographed thriller so far fetched, that, by the end, we actually have an uzi come into play. Picture a big suburban mansion in a new neighborhood at night, with splashes of moonlit blue painting the walls. Then picture a shirtless yuppie spraying his sheet rock with uzi bullets. Sophisticated, right?
Kline, dirty doggin' it.
Spacey, concerned about the firmness of the noodle.
As ridiculous as all of this sounds, and believe me, I'm leaving all of the "twists" out, there is still a good movie in there. The acting is more than competent, and there are even some intriguing moments here and there. I wouldn't go so far as to say it's "atmospheric" but the settings are breezy and colorful, even when hanging out in insurance company themed houses you'd find in Simsbury, CT, at the end of a cul de sac, with mailboxes big enough to fit a half dozen Christmas wreaths inside.
Remembering the better times with new neighbors (10 minutes prior)
I liked this film. I enjoyed it enough to watch it 4 times since its debut on vhs, and will most likely watch it once more before I pass away in a flurry of high tax bracket uzi pellets.