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Legend (1985)
Rate:
2
Viewed:
7/17
7/17:
Yep, that's why I never saw Legend before.
Really, there's no need to. All I had to do was be aware of its disreputation. Once upon a time, Mia Sara was
beautiful. But she fell off the map big time after appearing in
Ferris Bueller's Day Off. It's a shame because
Mia had some promise. In Legend, her character is stupid, bratty, and unlikeable.
Well, Tom Cruise shan't be bothered for his association with Legend because the following year he'll appear in
Top Gun and the rest, as they say, is history. Interestingly, it's Tom Cruise's real hair which is his longest ever.
Now, if you take all of Tom Cruise's scenes in Legend and put them together as a compilation, you'll have a
very good idea of his acting range because they're the usual facial reactions that he has shown over the years. Pretty
sad, is it? Anyway, why call his character Jack? That's so American. How about something foreign-sounding that's on par
with the fantasy genre?
Sure, the cinematography and the makeup look awesome, but the film dies if the story is harebrained. Impossible
to overcome is the high amount of cheesy acting. The little boy is the champ of this department and therefore belongs in
a silly movie called Lord of the Flies. What's with the constant stream of snow and bubbles in almost every scene?
It doesn't help matters any if the dialogue is witless and full of nonsense. If it's meant to be a children's movie, then why
include profanity? Is it really necessary? The screenplay was penned by William Hjortsberg. After the whole thing was over, he
never wrote again for the rest of his life. If you can believe this, the script went through fifteen revisions, and it still
sucks.
All in all, Legend is for kooks who love living in the fantasy world to the point of no return.