Henry & June
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Movie Reviews of Henry & June
Movie Review: ATROCIOUS DOES NOT BEGIN TO DESCRIBE IT
Summary: 1 Stars
I watched this again years after my first viewing because I couldn't believe how incompetent it was. I didn't get through it the 2nd time, not even for laughs. And I thought I had been at fault!
Acting 101. Scriptwriting 101. This is a massive cliche in motion that shows an abysmally puerile portrayal of the 'bohemian life'. Everything about it betrays a freshman college (change that to freshman high school) understanding of the subject matter. It would be hilarious if it wasn't so depressing to see that work like this got a major release. The embarrassment is too much.
I should explain just how the pathetic acting and risible slogan-lines collide to create this beyond-belief garbage, but as with the previous reviewer, I was almost left speechless too. Fred Ward's performance, in particular, is so rudimentary and desperate to persuade, that at times it feels like he's slipped into parody mode.(Ever wonder why he never got a lead role again?)
I see this film has gotten rave reviews by many others, and I can only think that this may be due to youthful impressionability. If you haven't seen/read much about liberation from sexual and conventional mores, you may be forgiven for believing this flick is IT. You may also regret praising this junk to high heaven in the years to come.
In truth, "Henry & June" is so abysmally trite on every level, I'm not picking up any Henry Miller again after this trash.
Movie Review: Maybe it got wildly better after the first half hour
Summary: 1 Stars
I've now watched this for half an hour, and I'll turn it off after I finish this review. I didn't expect that I would love this film, but I am surprised that I dislike it as much as I do. I don't find it romantic, European, 1930s-esque, racy, well-acted,... um, and everything else that those who rave about it found.
I am so surprised that other reviewers thought the New York and other accents were good - they are very grating to me, actor-y, like in a small city's community theater production or something.
It's slow. It tries to be cool and erotic but, ugh. (It has even drained my ability to communicate.) Very disappointing.
Movie Review: Deserves a worst director's award!
Summary: 1 Stars
I read about this movie on Amazon first and decided to rent it, thinking a romance happened in Paris, in the 1930s, can't be bad. What a disappointment it turned out to be. Kevin Spacey has a small and insignificant part. But Spacey fans should definitely avoid this one. Uma Thurman is one of the female leads but this must be an insult in her career too.