Review of The Crying Game (1992) by Steven S — 10 Feb 2014

I know that you said to review a character that Forest Whitaker plays in a movie, but I'm going on ahead with a film that put a great mark on his career because I don't follow him quit as much as other actors.

The Crying Game is what I would call a perfect film, because it has everything that I love about a film with its complex ideas, wonderful performances, perfect pacing and story that's full of twist and turns. Even though it maybe questionable to others because of certain scenes, but I can't help it and when it just simply gets everything right. In fact there is too much to talk about when it comes to a film so its best to look at the better stuff that comes from this film.

The thing that In love most about this film is that it is full of twist and turns by making things look like one thing when it turns out to be something entirely different. The movie starts off with a British soldier name Jody(Forest Whitaker) on a date with a woman named Jude(Miranda Richardson) as she keeps looking at a man who is following them around on their date. Jody if they can go somewhere else for some privacy and so they do. When they are alone near under a bridge, the guy that was following points a gun at him and as others come out, they kidnap him and take him to a cabin deep within the woods. They later on explain to him that he is being kidnapped because The British hold prisoner on of their men and to get him back they are going to exchange Jody for their guy back within three days or else he dies. Throughout the time in the cabin Jody and the guy who pointed the gun and helped kidnap him known as Fergus(Stephen Rea) start having conversations with each other as he keeps an eye on him. They have two interesting ones with one of them being a story that Jody tells Fergus about the scorpion and the frog. The story goes, the scorpion goes up to the frog and asks him if he can give him a ride across the river and the frog says no because he will sting him if he does. So the scorpion says no because if I do that then we will both drown and so the frog figures that he would do that then if it meant that they would both drown and so he gives him a ride across the river. About half way across the frog fells a hard and numbing pinch on his back and he realizes that the scorpion has stun him. So the frogs yells what did you do that for and now we will both drown. So the scorpion says I'm sorry, I can't help it because its in my nature. The lesson that Jody was trying to teach him is that we all do what is our nature. The other story that he tells him is about another girl that he cares for is known as Dil and the days of them getting connected and since the ransom was not made in time, Jody tell Fergus that after he dies, he wants him to take care of her which will lead to other situations. As usual I don't like to reveal much about a movie, see the movie to find out what happens next.

The other thing that I love most about this movie is that everybody and not just the main characters but even the supporting characters so such promising performances. Forest Whitaker does a great job because he is giving a convincing British accent when he is originally from the state of Texas during his time in the movie. The new comer Jaye Davidson who plays Dil does such a great and powerful acting performance when it is actually his debut in acting. And don't get me wrong when I say that everyone in this movie did a great job, but I could keep going on and on about how well everyone else does.

And last but most certainly not least all of this was able to come together thanks to hardworking and talented writer and director of this fine movie, Neil Jordan. Even I do not know much about any of his work before or after hand he was able to write out and bring his true vision of art out to life when making this movie. He was able to bring all of the actors together to do an outstanding job, make a styles setting for the story to take place and bring up his major points so clearly and man I got to tell you not many people could pull that one of in such a great way. Well done Neil, well done indeed!

Overall its a great honor to even speak about this one among all films indeed!