Review of Romancing the Stone (1984) by Dave H — 29 Mar 2008
Despite its rousing action, exotic locales, and tongue-in-cheek style, this was not one of the many Indiana Jones-wanna-bees that popped up in the 80's. It's very much its own film - the action has nothing of the joyful verve and tension of the Indy flicks, but Stone tops Indy for genuine character development, acting and humour.
Sensational script by Diane Thomas and nible direction by Zemeckis - which gave him the Hollywood leverage to lense his beloved Back to the Future the following year. Acting superb, and although DeVito's hamming threatens to overbalance the suspense, it never does.
The palpable chemistry between the two leads is something you can't bottle, and while the film is really about Turner's uptight Joan Wilder freeing her closeted spirit, Douglas' Jack T. Colton is his most classic character - a mercenary with Gordon Gekko's greed, but (thankfully for Joan) a lot more heart and soul.
"My minimum price for taking a stranded women to a telephone is $400.".
This review of Romancing the Stone (1984) was written by Dave H on 29 Mar 2008.
Romancing the Stone has generally received positive reviews.
Was this review helpful?
