In a message dated 7/12/07 1:29:23 PM,
abrasax93@yahoo.com writes:
>
> I have a hard time taking THIS seriously. You
sure
> sound like a snob! Have you seen the movie? It
started
> the career of Jennifer Connelly, included a
wonderful
> performance by Virginia Madsen a la Stanwick.
If
> you're so narrow minded you can't see past Miami
Vice
> and all the money Johnson made from that, so you
just
> naturally have to dismiss the name, well, who
could
> possibly take you seriously? There was a time I
felt
> that way about John Travolta, and I was wrong, too.
In
> the hands of the right director, even you might
pull
> off a good performance. The Hot Spot is a good
story,
> sensibly crafted, well directed, with a series of
fine
> performances. I can think of several "classic"
noirs
> that don't measure up to it.
>
Don Johnson is at his best as a performer when utilizing his
charisma in the service of playing shitheels
John Lau
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