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Starring:
Danny Aiello, Jeff Daniels, Marsha Mason, Teri Hatcher, Glenne Headly, James Spader, Eric Stoltz, Greg Cruttwell, Peter Horton, Charlize Theron, Keith Carradine, Louise Fletcher, Austin Pendleton, Paul Mazursky, Kathleen Luong, Kathleen Luong
Directed By:
John Herzfeld
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Two Days in the Valley (1996)
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Movie Review by Zara 
January 24th, 2007
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Theron in a catsuit kicking Teri Hatcher's ass.
Movies containing ensemble casts can be dangerous adventures. Some actors are going to be of a greater caliber than others and run away with the flick. Other pieces of cinema will contain a relatively unknown who steals the picture away from a cast full of bloated egomaniacs. Most are just deplorable excuses to spend too much money on a caterer in the hopes of drawing in an audience based on the supposed star power of certain well known names. (OCEAN'S THIRTEEN, anyone? And no... I don't need to actually see it to know that it's not going to be worth throwing money away on.)
2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY is an interesting venture into ensemble cast territory. The majority of the cast is filled with well known character actors, men and women who have made their careers traipsing along beside bigger names, stealing the show from under them. But what happens when you have a cast full of well known "what-was-his/her-name-again?"s? You get a strange little piece containing murder, love, comedy and suicidal desires. Oh, and the first shots of a young and naked Theron. Thank Awesome for statuesque blondes in metallic catsuits, I always say.
You might be asking yourself what the point of the movie is. Nothing in particular, really. This isn't some expose trying to unmask the brutal tendencies of a city drenched in unnecessary wealth. Nor is it one that heralds the underdog winning and the big, bad "man" seeing his demise. It's somewhat of a character study wrapped up in action and sealed tightly with a few dark laughs. If I could have handed it more focus, the magic of its irregularity would have faded away. The charm lies in its inability to pick a concrete direction and stick with it. I suppose that could be why I like it so much; I relate to it.
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