| SINK OR SWIM (aka Hacks) Comedy 1998 REVIEW by RPcrazy Starring : Stephen Rea, Illeana Douglas, John Ritter, Dave Foley, Richard Kind, Dusty Kay, Robert Patrick and Tom Arnold Fleeting appearances: Olivia D�Abo (also in �A Texas Funeral�), Lisa Kudrow and Jason Priestley IT SANK - and should only be recovered after excessive RP withdrawal. Ratings RP droolabilty 2 The black-rimmed glasses don�t do much for me The shirt off factor, 0 A brown leather jacket � no!! Spine tingling looks, 2 Still makes the blood pressure soar The gravely voice, 2 Love that voice Presence in movie 1 Not enough Swear-o-meter 5 Naughty boy - about 5 cuss words in 20 seconds. Synopsis The cover says, �An all-star cast highlights this hilarious comedy of ambitions and eccentricities shared by a group of insecure, under-employed, and over-imaginative friends. How low will best friends go to secure a plum writing job? Prepare yourself for the hijinx as the backstabbing, bootlicking, brownnosing and other acts of desperation commence from the hysterical beginning to the uproarious finale!� Well, what can I say? A little bit of an overstatement! Brian, a Hollywood soap writer, suffers from writer�s block. On a cards evening, with his writer buddies, from his balcony he witnesses a strange combination of events which capture his curiosity. In trying to fit the pieces together he comes up with an idea for one of his episodes. His buddies try to help him also by partnering together to come up with their own ideas for him. With all these plot lines does he come up with enough episode plots to keep his show viable? My Thoughts The first time I saw this movie I fast-forwarded most of it. It was very tedious and there were not enough appearances by RP for my liking. I decided to do it justice so on my second viewing I watched every minute. It really is a whole lot of rubbish. Lots of forgettable and slow-going scenes and dialog. I did jump out of my seat each time our man made an appearance. To be fair the ending is very good and unexpected. RP�s involvement Robert Patrick does not appear in this movie much � about 2 minutes worth � if that. The first time we really see him is at the 24 minutes mark. He plays Goatee, the sleazy partner of Georgia (Illeana Douglas). He wears a brown leather jacket and black-rimmed glasses � thank goodness he doesn�t wear this IRL � eeeeeeeeew! I just focused on his gorgeous eyes and by-passed the glasses. If you want to see the film just for him then fast forward to 24 and 31 minutes and 1.08 hours marks. (Un)Memorable RP Lines They�re all forgettable. The RP lines are R rated. (Un)Memorable scenes * Goatee punching Brian�s lights out. * The way Brian and Georgia get their creative juices flowing. * The ending � no spoilers. End thoughts Quite a forgettable storyline and RP only plays a small and sleazy part. Not recommended viewing unless you�ve seen everything RP and you really must see something new, My video will permanently be �waiting� at the 24-minute mark. I�m wondering why I even have it in my collection. Oh well, I AM crazy � RP crazy. |
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