Disappearing Acts
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Movie Reviews of Disappearing Acts
Movie Review: The Book is Better
Summary: 3 Stars
I hate watching a movie after reading the book. Cuz the movie is almost never as good as the book. The movie isnt bad but it could be better. Sanaa and Wesley are great actors and they are in this movie but I guess because I read the book it wasnt as good as I expected.Movie Review: The Book was better
Summary: 3 Stars
I think that this could've been a better book if they stuck more the storyline of the book. The book has the story taking place in the 80s. Also I never pictured Wesley Snipes as Franklin. I think there should've been a younger actor portrayed as Franklin.Movie Review: Disappearing Acts
Summary: 3 Stars
I thought this was a very thoughtful black love story of its time. It was real and I recommend it to all romance fanatics especially of the African-American descent.Movie Review: the book was better
Summary: 3 Stars
i liked this movie, but i enjoyed the book alot more. they both played their roles really well, but it was kind of boring at times to me.Movie Review: Disappointing Acts
Summary: 2 Stars
"Disappearing Acts" is Terry McMillan's best novel--even better than "Waiting to Exhale," so it's surprising that nobody bothered to give it a film adaptation until now. Nevertheless, this HBO-only special is a huge disappointment to those who have already read the book, and those who haven't read it will wonder what the big fuss was about in the first place. Sanaa Lathan gives a reasonably solid performance as a school teacher struggling with a recording career in New York City. She crosses paths with ruffneck Franklin Swift, who's still married to his estranged wife and is the father of two kids; this dude has more baggage than LAX airport. Their relationship blossoms and faces its share of many hurdles, but the movie never lives up to the promise of the book. For one, Wesley Snipes, though a very good actor in his own right, is miscast as Franklin Swift. His performance lacks the ruggedness and street-sensibility that his role requires. Treach or even Malik Yoba would make a better Franklin. Plus, the movie dodges many issues that Terry McMillan's book addresses such as domestic violence and homophobia. In the book, Franklin Swift was a vicious homophobe, who never ran out of nasty things to say about gays. The movie had every opportunity to explore Franklin's sexual insecurities, but it ultimately cops out. At this point, it takes no psychic to figure out where this review is leading: "Disappearing Acts" isn't a total disaster, but it's a very bland, safe picture that does the book no justice.