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...tragic possibility that Coppola is in a disconcerting decline. Indeed, there is a sad moment in Rainmaker when Rudy is introduced to the sleazy lawyer Bruiser (Mickey Rourke). Bruiser's office is appropriately gloomy and uninviting--there is a tank of menacing sharks stationed behind his desk. We smile at the touch and appreciate the subtlety. Coppola, however, feels it necessary to explain his "genius." In the middle of the conversation, Bruiser interrupts to ask Rudy "Did you see my sharks? Get it, lawyers, sharks? Get it?" Yes, we all get it, Mr. Coppola...
Studio executives smile as America continues to be indulged in its Grisham frenzy--it makes for profitable publishing, they think, so why shouldn't it make for blockbuster movies? With the exception of The Chamber, all of the Grisham adaptations have dominated the box office with over $100 million...
...must pinpoint a single cause) is in the attempt to imbue contemporary stereotypes with a sense of drama. Coppola has attempted to transform a John Grisham thriller into a series of quirky character studies. There is no doubt that the author will watch this new adaptation and smile radiantly as the events unfold incoherently on screen. As long as directors keep trying to top each other in an effort to make a semi-competent film, he'll keep writing his crowd-pleasing prose and run all the way to the bank...
...think people are hungry for something that's not judged by a cultural elite. I'm not getting rich, but I can see someone come in here, smile and take a painting home with them. That's exciting...
...being rehabilitated of my dangerous liaison with cleanliness. It's all my mother's fault, I think bitterly as I board the plane to head home for a weekend. "Hi, Bonnie," my mother's singsong voice greets me at the airport. Inescapably, I smile back and hug her, feeling guilty for my transgressions. And somehow, despite my rigorous regimen at school, my closet Obsessive Hygienist still runs free at home...