Boxing Helena
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Movie Reviews of Boxing Helena
Movie Review: Classic Bizarro Cinema!
Summary: 4 Stars
Often a film of such a bold and original nature gets blasted by critics, and indeed that is what happened to Boxing Helena. When considering that these same critics overly praised such Hollywood Summer tripe as Star Wars Phantom Menace and Men In Black, their panning of this and other films fall flat! Boxing Helena is a daring, imaginative exploration of one man's dangerous obsession. The direction is tight and artistic, the acting top-notch and the script a highly definative character analysis. I'd gladly give more stars, but MGM did a terrible injustice to this film by offering a bare-bones DVD. Though the price is right for what it is, the lack of the Signature Lazer-Disc extras is disappointing to say the least.Movie Review: Overlooked classic !
Summary: 4 Stars
First of all, this is the movie that supposedly starring Kim Basinger. She left just days before shooting started and lawsuit involved and she lost. Then the star change to Sherilyn Fenn, another lovely actress but apparently her star power in nowhere near miss Basinger as the movie did miserably in box office. But the movie itself is good about an obsessive doctor played by Julian Sand who stop at nothing to be together with a lovely girl played by Sherilyn Fenn. David Lynch's daughter direct. The DVD deserved a second chance. But this is not unrated version like the Laser disc.Movie Review: Far any Sherilyn Fenn fan, A MUST.
Summary: 4 Stars
A hate it or love it film, I would have to agree. But if your fan of Fenn, then this your movie. It's a rather slow and meticulous movie, but with the excellent photography and flat-out-I-saw-it-coming end, it's not all that bad as reviewers say it is.
You get great shots of Sherilyn in the buff, as well as Nicole Scorsese (No relation to Martin), this is just an erotic suspence flick, that, if you give enough time, you may enjoy.
Movie Review: Boxing Helena/1993/2001 DVD
Summary: 4 Stars
There is allegedly a commentary track from the original Laser Disc if you can find it. It may help to explain a few things about this unusual feature. Make sure to avoid the claustrophobic Full-Screen version, and see the the 1.85:1 Widescreen format the way it was originally designed to be viewed.Movie Review: Middle of the Road
Summary: 3 Stars
I agree with the many reviewers that said this movie was very poorly scripted with a barely believable plot. However, it was like a train wreck: you can't look away, especially when Sherilyn Fenn begins to lose a limb every other scene. Just bizarre! Julian Sands' acting left a lot to be desired, although it may just have been the script. Sherilyn Fenn, who plays Helena is absolutely beautiful and did an okay job, considering that her character didn't have much dialogue, other than to scream at Julian's character, Nick, every 5 seconds on "You make me sick! I hate you! You did this to me!"
All in all, it's not a great movie and would never be up for any kind of award, but if you're looking for an unpredictable and dark movie, this one will fit the bill.