Review of Benny & Joon (1993) by Andrew T — 25 Jul 2009
How awesomely quirky! My big complaint is Aidan Quinn seeming to sleepwalk through the first two thirds, especially when you put him next to those two stars. Also, like other movies with quirky characters (I'm thinking of you Mumford), it almost feels like it doesn't even need a plot.
Like, the bit where they had to mount the "rescue operation" was fine, but just felt so formulaic next to the rest of it - complete with "self-reflection preceding Big Decisions to transition from act IV to V" montage.
Anyway yeah, all that wouldn't have bothered me as much if the characters weren't so fun to watch :).
This review of Benny & Joon (1993) was written by Andrew T on 25 Jul 2009.
Benny & Joon has generally received positive reviews.
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