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Dogfight (1991)

Rate: 4
Viewed: 2/25

2/25: Don't be fooled...Dogfight is a misogynistic "love" story.

I hate the loser characters that make up the four B's. Instead of their last names, each should be called "Bullshit." The way they tricked unsuspecting women, including an American Indian, into the game, I lost interest in the film thereafter and hoped they would be dead which did happen at the end except for River Phoenix's character Birdlace. Those who got scammed by them will be relieved to learn of it.

Rose Fenny, played by Lili Taylor, is too naive to realize that she got set up as an easy lay. Birdlace's mention of having done "six different dogfights" should tell her how much of an asshole he is just like his friends. Of course, he came back to her a few years later because he's a broken-down loser with virtually no options left in his life. But before doing so, he had to stop by a bar across Rose's café for a drink; otherwise, he would've been ecstatic, running after her. Also, why the lie about making it with an officer's wife instead of what really happened? Hint: Birdlace is embarrassed of Rose. Don't be surprised that he has had dozens of whores in Vietnam given that he's a marine.

The script...oh, my goodness...so much profanity. Every time somebody cussed, it made me cringe. Had the characters ceased doing it altogether, they might be worth the time to get know to. Then again, the four losers' reputation has been ruined by staging dogfights. Elsewhere, the performances aren't anything special, although Lili Taylor somewhat shines through, while their conversations are merely average. By the way, during the fight against three B's, one of the sailors is Brendan Fraser who makes his screen debut.

All in all, Dogfight is an extraordinary poor pick by River Phoenix.

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