I was recently invited to the special screening of a movie Forget About It in the neighboring town of Hoboken set to be released by the unknown Big Screen Entertainment (OTC.BSEG).
October 24, 2005 (Press Release) --
I went with a friend, and fellow movie enthusiast, excited to see Burt Reynolds and Raquel Welch together once again in a cute comedy. It just goes to show you that anyone can make a movie if they try.
At the end of the first fifteen minutes of the movie I was confused. I have seen, and been a part of, better films that were put together without the technical problems they seemed to be having. This made it very hard to watch and it was distracting throughout the entire movie. This is supposed to be a film for the big screen, yet with the main mob character lip sync, the final product was a lesser grade than most Japanese movies with bad lip synching and stock video.
Despite the technical difficulties, there were a few good scenes which I expected more of. The best part was veteran actor Charles Durning, who had great lines throughout the movie. Raquel Welsh was stunning as usual, Robert Loggia from the Sopranos was lovable, and Burt Reynolds (as great as he was in The Longest Yard and The Dukes of Hazard) looked as if he was forced to be there and work with gas pains.
The story is about a mobster in the witness protection program that somehow carefully steals money from the mob, gets caught in a low budget bank robbery, to be conveniently put into the witness protection program. While in the program, he buries the cash in the Arizona desert only to be found by Burt Reynolds, Robert Loggia, and Charles Durning. The three older men go on a frivolous shopping spree and try to impress Raquel Welsh. Our mobster, played by Michael Paloma, realizes that his money is taken by the three retired men, and needs to get it back. When out of nowhere Richard Grieco from 21 Jumpstreet appears in Arizona with his short Italian sidekick to revenge the mafia and recapture the money.
I give this film a � star. There are plenty of films from students that are more entertaining and easier to watch.
At the end of the first fifteen minutes of the movie I was confused. I have seen, and been a part of, better films that were put together without the technical problems they seemed to be having. This made it very hard to watch and it was distracting throughout the entire movie. This is supposed to be a film for the big screen, yet with the main mob character lip sync, the final product was a lesser grade than most Japanese movies with bad lip synching and stock video.
Despite the technical difficulties, there were a few good scenes which I expected more of. The best part was veteran actor Charles Durning, who had great lines throughout the movie. Raquel Welsh was stunning as usual, Robert Loggia from the Sopranos was lovable, and Burt Reynolds (as great as he was in The Longest Yard and The Dukes of Hazard) looked as if he was forced to be there and work with gas pains.
The story is about a mobster in the witness protection program that somehow carefully steals money from the mob, gets caught in a low budget bank robbery, to be conveniently put into the witness protection program. While in the program, he buries the cash in the Arizona desert only to be found by Burt Reynolds, Robert Loggia, and Charles Durning. The three older men go on a frivolous shopping spree and try to impress Raquel Welsh. Our mobster, played by Michael Paloma, realizes that his money is taken by the three retired men, and needs to get it back. When out of nowhere Richard Grieco from 21 Jumpstreet appears in Arizona with his short Italian sidekick to revenge the mafia and recapture the money.
I give this film a � star. There are plenty of films from students that are more entertaining and easier to watch.
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