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Random Hearts (1999)
Rate:
6
Viewed:
8/23
8/23:
Sydney Pollack asks too much out of me for Random Hearts.
Because of Pollack's name, his association with political thrillers, and Harrison Ford who had done similar pictures such as
Witness, Frantic, and
Presumed Innocent, I was misled into thinking there's something bigger than the
affair. Instead, it turns out to be nothing. Wow, this is what I wasted two hours and thirteen minutes for? Jeez. Psst,
Harrison...lose the earring; you just look ridiculous.
Oddly, Kristin Scott Thomas somewhat resembles Harrison Ford's current wife, so I had to check out the chronology. The movie
was filmed in 1998-99, but he didn't meet Calista Flockhart until 2002. At any rate, both give decent performances, but
Kristin Scott Thomas plays an unlikeable character. Maybe that's why her husband cheated on her.
How about Van den Broeck? He probably had no time for his wife.
To everybody's credit, the production values are high. That's why I was able to get through the film rather nicely. However,
it's strange seeing Sydney Pollack because he's acting like a director given he's the director of Random Hearts.
One mistake is there's another subplot going on at the same time which involves Dennis Haysbert. It's needless.
All in all, when a movie attempts to create a successful love story, the filmmakers should first make sure the woman is
likeable; otherwise, there can be no rooting interest.