Decaf [offline]
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Posts: 1 | Stephen Frears, who by and large has been known for out-of-the-mainstream work like "Dangerous Liaisons" and "Liam," breaks into the mainstream in a big way by doing a John Cusack flick, an Americanization of one of the best British novels of the last decade-plus. The real question is: WHY did he feel compelled to move the picture to Chicago? Besides the possible desire of John Cusack to film in the US, I can't imagine why Frears would feel compelled to change the setting for the flick. There are a lot of good things that came out of it, and I can't really argue with what is undebatably a great product, but the question lingers. Another oddity is the great, brief Springsteen cameo, which leaves the viewer wondering how it came to pass. I can't believe there's no commentary track on this DVD! |
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