Review of Extreme Measures (1996) by Dustin M — 24 Nov 2010
Complete and utter tosh. A fart of a film. So we've got an attempt by Hugh Grant to play seriously (he can do it - [i]Bitter Moon[/i] is proof positive), but instead we get this sarcastic git who I couldn't believe at any given point even when I [i]knew[/i] he was innocent.
The film lacks any levity or wit or form - it's hard to believe that Tony Gilroy wrote this thing. I guess he sucked for a while there. Apted's direction is boring, and even Gene Hackman is useless.
J.K. Simmons briefly brings his own brand of excellence, but it's too little too late. I'm going to assume that [i]Did You Hear About the Morgans?[/i] is the better Hugh Grant/Sarah Jessica Parker film.
Surely.
This review of Extreme Measures (1996) was written by Dustin M on 24 Nov 2010.
Extreme Measures has generally received mixed reviews.
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