Review of Wild Target (1993) by Dickie L — 20 Nov 2010
The premise is hard to overcome: middle-aged man sparking w/a younger woman - blech! ... who wants to watch that? - but charming stars make you embarrassed you had the trepidation to begin with (as cary grant and audrey hepburn proved in "charade").
similarly here bill nighy and emily blunt ooze charm like ihop has hot butter on sundays. this is beyond a doubt the best nighy's done in awhile and certainly the least cartoonish, turning an unlikeable character into a gent.
and blunt is the center of every scene she's in, sexy yet innocent at the same time, I don't know how she does it. and here's a film with, count 'em, two ruperts in it. how often does that happen??? grint is the surprise, capably holding his own in deeper waters than i've ever seen him in.
don't let this brit charmer get by you.
This review of Wild Target (1993) was written by Dickie L on 20 Nov 2010.
Wild Target has generally received positive reviews.
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