Caseus Archivelox: The Quick and the Dead

2001-12-02 - 1:54 a.m.
Another thing, don't start to watch a movie at 1:30 in the morning, even if you like the director and have seen it before, because more often than not, you'll hate the star and wish that someone with talent had been cast in that role, so that the movie wouldn't have been so supreme a disappointment. For this one, it was "The Quick and the Dead". I hadn't seen it in a couple years, and I still think that Sharon Stone is a horrible actress. There is probably a link between seeing someone's whisker biscuit and lack of respect for their acting talents. Although I still respect Jenny Agutter, because she at least has picked some great movies to be in ("Walkabout" and "American Werewolf in London"). Maybe that theory just refers to Sharon Stone. Anyway, all the quick zooms and close-ups didn't bother me as much this time. And Leonardo DiCaprio is a good actor, as is Russell Crowe, probably some of the best work that either of them has done, although "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and "L.A. Confidential" are still their best. And of course Gene Hackman was excellent.