Saturday, January 31, 2015

Johnny Handsome (1989)



A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison, and he is now planning his revenge on the man who killed his father-figure and sent him to prison.

Formulaic thriller made with expertise and with some good performances, but the 80s style and fashion is hilariously outdated.

Halliwell (no star): "A thriller of betrayal and double-cross that never fully engages the attention."

Maltin**: "Eccentric, to say the least, and not totally without interest given the cast, but enetually wears out its welcome. Given Rourke's standard appearance, this must be the only skull surgery ever performed without benefit of a shampoo."


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