Reversal of Fortune
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Movie Reviews of Reversal of Fortune
Movie Review: The miserable rich
Summary: 5 Stars
I have read very little about the von Bulow case, yet this movie seemed so enticing: Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons star as the miserable rich couple of Newport, whose tragically shallow lives take a "theatrical" turn when Sunny suffers from 2 comas, a year apart, the second rendering her a permanent vegetable.
These two incredible actors are buttressed by some familiar faces (at least some were familiar in the early 90s): Ron Silver, Annabella Sciorra, Christine Baranski, Felicity Huffman, and Tom Wright.
The ambiguous nature of the film easily draws you in, and the dynamic cram sessions of Prof Dershowitz's squad were interesting to watch. The film flips between this incredible mystery of attempted murder, and the legal struggles of the case. This dynamic makes the film balanced, suspenseful, and thoughtful. No one in this film is terrible or innocent. Claus is right when he states that no one will ever truly know what happened that night, not even him. Moments like these make this film. You begin to wonder, what is true? Can you remember anything as it truly happened, especially after someone suggests things about that memory? Intriguing ideas, thought-provoking dialogue, all with intense mystery and even some sly humor, truly this is an exceptional movie.
The best moment of this film is when Prof. Dershowitz says, "You are a very strange man." To which Claus replies, "You have no idea."
Played believable and subtly, yet just a little creepy to make you uncomfortable and unsure, this movie delivers on everything, except what really happened. Highly recommended.
Movie Review: It's Better than I Remember....
Summary: 5 Stars
...remember in the movie "Some Like It Hot" when Jack Lemmon was confronting Tony Curtis for fooling "Sugar" Marilyn Monroe withhis Shell Oil Millionaire schtick? What am I saying? Of course you do. The killer line associated with that is "No-boddy tawlks like that". Which, of course, was a slap in Cary Grant's face. Well, no disrepect intended, but I felt myself saying that a coupla times at Irons rendition of Claus Von Bulow in this movie: the snobbery, the effeminacy, the ostentation, the euro-aristocracy just dripping and oozing from every syllable escaping his lips.
Then I thought, well, Duh! That is the point of the movie, ain't it? The Rich and Regal are quite different from us working stiffs. And it is easy to be jealous and of some one who's so Monied. But, does that mean The Rich deserves any advantages fron the legal system if being tried for a crime? Or anything less than a fair trial even if everyone believes he's guilty? That what this movie explores. What's chilling about this are those voice-overs of Glenn Close as Sunny as we watch her in the hospital bed, as we watch trial scenes, etc.
If you're anything like me, it is also one of those movies that you get a different point of view of when you watch it at an older age. There was some what of a friendly competition thing between the majors--Claus and Dershovitz. There is the nebulosity of the recounting of the chain of events in Claus' retelling, the reasons why behind Sunny's various state of emotions....it makes for a low keyed but potent mix of moral questions for the thinking movie goer.
Movie Review: 5 Stars
OH, just a delicious little bon-bon of a dark, glossy comedy about the Rich and Famous - East Coast style! Jeremy Irons and Glenn Close are picture-perfect as our somnambulistic lovers doomed to be driven apart by mischevous offspring - or is it?We're never quite sure ....... Glenn Close as Sunny VonB. comatose long bofore that fateful overdose [?] OR was it sheer boredom? Oh, there are plenty of nighmareish scenes - especially the large double bed - With the Mrs. on one sunny side - stupored, And poor old nightcapped hubby on the South side cowering ...... now, there were those whispers about necrophelia ..... and stuff.
Great defense too - once the case hits the tabloids, and the dirty laundry! My! My! Just what did happen between Mr. Von B. and his late mama??? One shudders delightfully.
No, seriously, the performances are quite superior - especially the minor roles - Uta Hagen - great Uta as the faithfuly maid, Christine Baranski as the replacement 'wife', etc. etc.
Director Barbet Schroeder never fails to deliver.
Creepiness at it's best - and naturally it is based on fact!
{Footnote :- Sunny's still with us [69 I believe] - so's the gentleman - 75ish ..... the tapestry of terror continues, it's all very 'Notorious'...with just a whiff or two of "Suspicion"}
Movie Review: One classics that'been ignored. A elegant, delicate cameo
Summary: 5 Stars
I wondered why this film was not as well known as other classics about law such as"the frim",besides it was a true story.This is my favorite movie.Because the plot was real,reflecting the curel world and the whole legal system,the darkest part was that one man was innocent if he didn't kill a person, even through he didn't save that one's life.The cinmatography was good, the scene was beautiful,the performance was perfect, the screenplay was clever and elegant,and the music, in my opinion the best part, was excellent! It gave the feeling ofthe movie which was somehow dark and sad.Was Jeremy Irons a gentleman? Absolutely.Do you think you know about the truth? Try it again, you have no idea.Movie Review: Exceptional drama of a legal defense
Summary: 5 Stars
The murder of Sunny von Bulow (played by Glenn Close)was one of the most publicized murder cases of the 80s. This film tells the story of how well-known lawyer Alan Dershowitz (Ron Silver) reversed the guilty verdict of accused murderer Klaus von Bulow (Jeremy Irons), Sunny's husband. This film walks a tightrope between a dramatization of the facts in the case and an account that presumes to know what really occurred, so that by the end of the film, we still do not know who, if anyone, committed the murder. The film is filled with great performances. Irons won a best-actor Oscar for his role. Silver's Dershowitz is impassioned and driven.