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Even the Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)

Rate: 3
Viewed: 3/18

3/18: The best memory I have of Even the Cowgirls Get the Blues is when my mother told me she watched it for ten minutes and immediately turned it off; I asked her why, and she said something about the thumbs.

I didn't bother viewing it until now. After the initial ten minutes, I could quickly see why. She also made a wise decision because the movie never got better and is one of the stupidest I've ever seen in my life.

What the hell was Gus Van Sant thinking? To be fair, he did direct the remake of Psycho which took stupidity to a new level. Van Sant admitted to being upset with the negative critical response of which he didn't see coming. Oh, come on. How could he not? Look at Uma's fucking huge thumbs. Really, look at them!

I don't know who comes up with this crap. The plot is so absurd that it's a sign of somebody needing to be committed right away. If there's anything good to say, it's John Hurt's performance in a drag.

All in all, the sight of Uma Thurman with freakishly gigantic thumbs is the fast death knell of Even the Cowgirls Get the Blues.

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