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Grand Canyon (1991)
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This murky rumination on keeping faith in our troubled times was an early sign that writer-director Lawrence Kasdan (Silverado) was losing his once-powerful grasp on the art of storytelling. Set in modern Los Angeles--with all its random violence, venality, ubiquitous police presence, earthquakes, and dreams--the film concerns an unusual intersection of lives and chance occurrences that alter everyone's perspective on destiny. Kasdan, very understandably, is attempting to create an experience for viewers as intuitive as the undefined forces propelling his characters. But from the outside looking in, there isn't enough internal logic...
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I was really trying to think about every word in this film written by Lawrence and Meg Kasdan. and directed by Lawrence. It gets weird in parts, but it is the conversation that really makes you think.
Like when Simon (Danny Glover) is trying to explain to Mack (Kevin Kline) about the Grand Cayon: You ever been to the...
(complete Grand Canyon review by B Movie Ben)
| Grand Canyon Movie Review by Terrence (5/20/2007) |
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Lawrence Kasdan as a writer and filmmaker reached his peak with this film.
Kevin Kline and Danny Glover give thoughtful performances as two strangers whose lives intersect and they begin to grow on one another. But the film doesn't really merely on there strong performances.
With some very good turns by Steve Martin,...
(complete Grand Canyon review by Terrence)
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(7/6/2007)
