4 September 2023

Judas Kiss

 

Judas Kiss 1998

  • Director: Sebastian Gutierrez
  • Based on the book: no
  • Cast: Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Carla Gugino, Simon Baker, Gil Bellows, Til Schweiger, Hal Holbrook, Lisa Eichhorn
  • Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
    • Emma Thompson – so many including Henry V, Much Ado about Nothing
    • Alan Rickman – Eye in the Sky, The Butler, Harry Potter, Sweeney Todd, Snow Cake, Love Actually, Galaxy Quest, Dogma, Winter Guest, Sense and Sensibility, Robin Hood, The January Man, Die Hard, Romeo and Juliet.
    • Carla Gugino – The Space Between Us, American Gangster, The Lookout
    • Simon Baker - I Give It a Year
    • Til Schweiger – Atomic Blonde, Inglourious Basterds,
    • Hal Holbrook – Into the Wild, Mark Twain
    • Lisa Eichhorn – About Time, Wild Rose
  • Why? Thompson and Rickman
  • Seen: 28 August 2023      

       A gang of blackmailer, led by Coco (Gugino) plans a kidnapping but I’m waiting for Thompson and Rickman.

       OK, the kidnapping happens but a woman is shot and killed. Rickman is the detective for the murder and Thompson is the FBI agent for the kidnapping. In their first meeting they have a snappy exchange, spouting jocular stereotypes of female/male cops.

       Heist films are not usually my cup of tea but it’s fun to see ET and AR in roles unlike most others they’ve done and there are a few more layers to the story than most heist films. 

4 * of 5  

 

 

 


 

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