Review of 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) by Michael C — 24 Oct 2011
A great outing from Jeff Bridges elevates an otherwise sleazy, covoluted thriller. Taking in drug dealers, pimps, high-class hookers, and alcohol addiction, offbeat director Hal Ashby makes a real mess of the Lawrence Block novel, which was just one of a succesful, partly autobiographical series.
A camp villianous turn from Andy Garcia is also watchable, but the film itself is devoid of thrills, and a horrendously misjudged scene that depicts a trade in a warehouse sums the entire film up by condensing the silliness into one laughable scene.
This review of 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) was written by Michael C on 24 Oct 2011.
8 Million Ways to Die has generally received mixed reviews.
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