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The Rapture (1991)
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Once upon a time, in the 1980s and early 1990s, American independent movies did not seek to merely ape Hollywood formulas. They were more than just feature-length resumes for shrewd, enterprising filmmakers who had nothing to say, but dreamed of saying it with a big-studio budget. Back then, independent films provided a different kind of movie experience; they challenged and provoked audiences--and none more so than 1991's The Rapture, written and directed by Michael Tolkin, the man who wrote the screenplay for The Player, Robert Altman's scathing anti-Hollywood comedy. Mimi Rogers plays Sharon, a lost soul who gives up her...
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Jesus, Las Vegas!
Does anyone remember MIMI ROGERS, the first real-life wife of TOM CRUISE? Does anyone care? CRUISE, apparently, married MIMI in attempts to quiet down the screaming public who were demanding, at the time, that CRUISE come out of his closet and show his true colors. It was believed by many that CRUISE...
(complete The Rapture review by CowboyJunkie)
| The Rapture Movie Review by brian (7/12/2008) |
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you will either love or hate the rapture. there is hardly any middleground here. if nothing else, you will find yourself shaking your head in disbelief. i don't know exactly what the writer/director intended for us to walk away with from this film but it's a powerful work nonetheless & a difficult film to review.
michael...
(complete The Rapture review by brian)
| The Rapture Movie Review by Bobby B (3/19/2008) |
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This astonishing and deeply flawed film is a rarity in Hollywood, not just a piece of commercial art but an act of spiritual courage. It's unlike almost anything you'll ever see. Which doesn't necessarily make it a good movie...but it's still a powerful one. To talk too much about the movie's plot might lessen the...
(complete The Rapture review by Bobby B)
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