Word: bracco
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...movies can manage to make Sean Connery look stupid. Highlander came close, but he came out of that one with some semblance of dignity. Combine Connery's charisma with an exotic setting like the Amazon rain forest, throw in a "hard-headed female scientist" (Lorraine Bracco) and -- why not? -- a cure for cancer, and you're practically guaranteed...
...only problem is, he manages to lose it pretty quickly, too. Panicked, he is forced to team up with spunky young Dr. Rae Crane (Bracco) in a race to find the cure before the rain forest is destroyed...
Sounds reasonable, right? And it is -- until Bracco opens her mouth. Horrible lines like "Five hundred thousand scientists in the world, and I had to get stuck with Dr. Mengele with a ponytail!" are bad enough, and they are not helped by her piercing, whiny delivery...
Also, the cancer cure itself is simply too good to be true. One shot of Campbell's serum, and you can kiss your tumor problems goodbye. The film tries to add scientific authenticity by including footage of Connery and Bracco gazing into a laptop terminal. But any Tetris addict knows that a computer screen isn't necessarily a sign of serious work getting done...
Saves: H, Chuckie Hughes 2-6-9--17; D, Vern Gutens 5-x-x--5, Mike Bracco...