Friday, March 11, 2022

GOLDEN OLDIE 34: Grosse Pointe Blank


 

This is one of my secret, all-time guilty pleasures.  The story is so preposterous as to be downright stupid, and I guess you’d have to say that the acting isn’t particularly stellar – adequate certainly, but not sparkling.  It stars John Cusack (and his sister, Joan), Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd (pretty funny), with a couple of cute bits by Alan Arkin as a beleaguered psychologist.   Cusack is a reluctant hit man who comes home to take his high school girlfriend to their ten-year anniversary party – and to whack her daddy.  See what I mean by stupid?  But it’s funny.

I particularly admired Minnie Driver in this otherwise not particularly outstanding endeavor.  (The critics gave it a pass, by the way).  I wonder what ever happened to her.

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