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...real lessons are learned outside of the classroom--mostly from homeless guys. So is "With Honors" Alek Keshishian's grand reflection on the uselessness of his Harvard education? Nah, he's just playing the Hollywood game, rising in the ranks by making this ridiculous, formulaic, manipulative flick...
Some projects are better left unfinished, especially when they die as miserably as "The Hudsucker Proxy" does. For all the great moments of the first half, the only good things about the second half of this hapless flick is the bounty comparisons it begs. For instance, unlike the fresh pot of coffee you will need to revive yourself when the credits roll, this ill-conceived attempt from director Joel and Ethan Coen tastes more like the four day-old black sludge forgotten on the kitchen counter--bitter, could and best thrown...
...scene where Joseph's conniving brothers put on shades and start drawling and gesticulating as if they're in a blacksploitation flick...
Quentin Tarantino's first film, "Reservoir Dogs," files in the face of every Hollywood cops-and-robbers flick you've ever seen. It has the emotional level and acting quality of "Glengarry Glen Ross" and the script and camera work of a newcomer who isn't afraid to challenge the status quo. It screams out, "CULT CLASSIC...
Basically, "Guarding Tess" is a good mindless flick. Enjoy watching several gun-toting men tiptoe around an old lady's flawlessly decorated house. Try to figure out the bizarre and rather sadistic plot twist. But whatever you do, don't think about the movie when it's over--or you'll realize that what seemed like a fun way to flow off an afternoon is really a grossly flawed attempt to milk a single joke for far too long...