Gosh, I found this movie to be overrated.
Many favorable reviews have applauded the depth of characterization in this film. Frankly, I found the characters to be quite caricatured and stereotypical, from Bill Paxton's small-town cop with big dreams, to loony toons villains Billy Bob Thornton and Michael Beach (although played menacingly enough).
Plot-wise, there were really no interesting twists and turns in this film. The dialogue is mostly just aggressive or profane.
The reveal of the relationship between Hurricane and Fantasia is fine enough, but the writing of the interaction between those characters is so void of subtext; it almost feels a bit like a soap-opera.
The film looks nice, the locations are evocative and the performances are generally quite good. But the best film of 1992, according to Gene Siskel!? Hmph.
Many favorable reviews have applauded the depth of characterization in this film. Frankly, I found the characters to be quite caricatured and stereotypical, from Bill Paxton's small-town cop with big dreams, to loony toons villains Billy Bob Thornton and Michael Beach (although played menacingly enough).
Plot-wise, there were really no interesting twists and turns in this film. The dialogue is mostly just aggressive or profane.
The reveal of the relationship between Hurricane and Fantasia is fine enough, but the writing of the interaction between those characters is so void of subtext; it almost feels a bit like a soap-opera.
The film looks nice, the locations are evocative and the performances are generally quite good. But the best film of 1992, according to Gene Siskel!? Hmph.