Review of Mr. Jones (1993) by Steve Persall for Tampa Bay Times — 02 Dec 2014
"Mr. Jones" does have some things to savor. Director Mike Figgis, who made "Stormy Monday" and "Internal Affairs," has a distinctive, atmospheric touch. There's something memorably restless about Gere's performance.
He never stops. Olin gives her white-uniformed, statistics-spouting, let's-work-together role an off-center appeal. And there are likable supporting performances from Delroy Lindo, as a construction worker who befriends Gere; Lauren Tom, a hauntingly beautiful but distraught mental patient; and Lisa Malkiewicz, as a bank teller who giddily falls for Gere when he effortlessly calculates accrued interest on his account.
But these worthy elements can't completely disguise the conventional medicine we're ultimately being asked to swallow.
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This review of Mr. Jones (1993) was written by Steve Persall and published by Tampa Bay Times on 02 Dec 2014.
Mr. Jones has generally received mixed reviews.
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