Five Corners
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In Theaters : 1987
DVD Release : 30 January, 2001 |
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Five Corners description
Intriguing Tony Bill-directed film, based on a quirky screenplay by playwright John Patrick Shanley. Set in the Bronx in the early 1960s, Five Corners deals with the effects of the release from prison of the neighborhood psycho (John Turturro), who is free to once again stalk the woman of his dreams (Jodie Foster). Her boyfriend (Todd Graff) is crippled and can't save her. The neighborhood tough guy who did rescue her last time (Tim Robbins) has decided to become a nonviolent pacifist working for civil rights and refuses to lift his hand in violence. A strange, fascinating mix, including several set pieces that come out of nowhere to energize an already edgy story. --Marshall Fine |
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Very good film in lousy DVD transfer
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This is a quirky drama that mixes light touches and the very serious in unexpected and unpredictable ways. Set in the Bronx in 1964, John Turturro plays a menacing newly ex-con who returns to his neighborhood with some pent up anger. Jodie Foster plays the timid victim of the the attempted rape that sent him to prison; Tim Robbins is the one who saved her by cracking Turtorro over the head with a pitcher. All the action happens over a couple days, as Turturro seeks to reestablish contact with Foster, Foster seeks Robbins' protection while trying to keep her boyfriend who was injured in the attempted rape from getting hurt again, and Robbins gets ready to become a freedom rider for civli rights. A subplot involves a couple out-of-control women and a couple mischief-making men who provide some comic relief and more.
Though very much its own thing, the mood actually reminded me of American Graffiti and Diner at times. There is a slightly surreal edge throughout. It includes a peculiar usage of the famous duet from Delibes' Lakme. The acting from Turturro is particularly impressive, and the rest are good too. The acting and rich dramatic texture drew me in so that I was willing to follow the odd turns without complaints. Unlike some, I didn't think the film fell apart at the end. It made as much sense as the rest of the film and had some strong dramatic content. Very much worth seeing.
The DVD I have is from Disc Plaza. The transfer is somewhat dark, soft, pixelly at times, not very good color, pan and scan. Sound is OK mono. Because of the poor quality I had to use the stop action function to see who did what at a crucial point at the end. There are other editions out on DVD, but apparently the tranfers aren't any better than this one. (This version comes with another movie on the same DVD, Who Shot Pat, which is very bad, and only available, I assume, because it has Sandra Bullock, with a very brief if not very revealing nude scene.) |
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