Walking Across Egypt 1999
- Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman
- Based on the novel by: Clyde Edgarton
- Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, several famous actors who were unrecognisable
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Ellen Burstyn – Interstellar, The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Requiem for a
Dream, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, The King of Marvin Gardens, The Last
Picture Show
- Why? Ellen Burstyn
- Seen:19 July 2022
On no, it starts with a dog. I hope it’s
not going to be one of those films. Rural idyll too. That doesn’t bode well
either. Nor does Mattie’s (Burstyn) southern drawl and Bible quotes for every
occasion.
I tell you, if I hadn’t seen Requiem
for a Dream recently for the second time in which Burstyn is brilliant, I
would switch off the DVD now. How she could lower herself to this rubbish I
don’t understand.
Although you almost have to admire the
number of clichés and stereotypes they’ve managed to cram into one little film.
Because Burstyn reveals her acting skill
at times and because the film does after all show sympathy for society’s young
outcasts, I’ll refrain from giving it 0*.
1* of 5
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