Review of The Freshman (1990) by Jens T — 16 Jul 2011

The Freshman is the story about the young Clark Kellogg (Matthew Broderick) who just have moved to New York to study filmmaking. His first day in New York, after 19 minutes he's been tricked by the italian american crook Victor (Bruno Kirby) who have stolen all of Clark's luggage and uses he's $600 he was given by his parents to play on hourses. To get back his money back Victor comes with a business proposition to get to work for his uncle the mafia boss named Carmone Sabatini (Marlon Brando, parodies his own performance in The Godfather). He's relatively becomes very found of Clack and starts to treat him like a son. This causes big trobles for Clack who just wants a normal care free life.

My opinion of The Freshman is that is an avarage good comedies. Some of the jokes doesn't work, and the idea that Broderick's characters is attending film school and hasn't learned to be street smart after watching alot of films. That was also that I missed, the fact that he was going to be a filmmaker is far more interresting that the plot of this itself, indead we get a Paul Benedict playing a caricature of a film interrested teacher which not takes the reality seriously, but rather think every thing is a film pitch. But I just loved Marlon Brando performance, a very believable and funny performance, a character that's become a father replacement for Clack who's father is deceased, and we really thinks that he wants what's good for Clack. That what's maked me want to watch this film, and on that elevel it worked. I also enjoyed Maximilian Schell's performance as Larry London. There also some cople of twists I liked and enjoyed. And it's a warm film but a little to brainless some times and alot of scene's that is useless. But due to Brando's performance I give it a Thumbs up.