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White Palace (1990)
Rate:
2
Viewed:
8/12
8/12:
Prior to seeing White Palace, I made a prediction that Susan Sarandon was going to stink it up.
It turns out she did. Her character is nothing but a repulsive-looking, washed-up, trashy, uneducated, trailer-park, alcoholic,
coarse old bag. She tries to be sexy but fails badly at it. The conversations between her and Max are superficial and empty
while the ending is embarrassing to watch.
In terms of socioeconomic and academic differences, Max and Nora are so far apart that it's impossible for me to conceive how
their relationship is going to work. There's zero chemistry between these two which is the kiss of death for a Hollywood
picture. Let's face it: Max is addicted to sex, not her.
Only if Susan Sarandon could be replaced, the film might have been better because James Spader is an excellent actor who
deserves a better co-star to work with. The cycle of him with the old bag goes like this: have meaningless sex, realize there's
nothing to say, examine her for imperfections and argue over them, have a make-up meaningless sex, realize again there's
still nothing to say, examine her more for imperfections and argue over them, and have another make-up meaningless sex.
All in all, White Trash sounds better.