Review of The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) by Gene Siskel for Chicago Tribune — 02 Feb 2000
Gross, unfunny...In adapting it to the screen, Mr. De Palma and Michael Cristofer, who wrote the screenplay, have made a series of wrong decisions that have the effect of both softening the satire and making it seem more uncomfortably racist than the Wolfe original.
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This review of The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) was written by Gene Siskel and published by Chicago Tribune on 02 Feb 2000.
The Bonfire of the Vanities has generally received negative reviews.
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