On M List of Movie Reviews

(For optimum viewing, adjust the zoom level of your browser to 125%.)

---

My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

Rate: 6
Viewed: 10/15

10/15: It'll be unfair to call My Beautiful Laundrette a Daniel Day-Lewis film because it's not.

In many ways, it's Gordon Warnecke's because he plays the protagonist. Also, the title isn't a girl's name but a laundromat that's run by Omar with the assistance of his homosexual friend Johnny.

What makes Daniel Day-Lewis a great actor is his willingness to go far for his character. That's the case here as he pretends to be a homosexual and has full-on french kissing scenes with Gordon Warnecke. During the same year, Daniel Day-Lewis played an arrogant, pretentious upper class gentleman in A Room with a View. That's impressive when I think about it.

Unfortunately, My Beautiful Laundrette isn't good on the whole. The plot is minimal, and there's no point. There are many random, unconnected parts that struggle to come together as one. The characters aren't interesting, and the acting is bad at times.

All in all, My Beautiful Laundrette is worth watching for Daniel Day-Lewis.

---