SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

lemon_magic Well...there were scenes (and even individual lines) that didn't ever have a chance of working; there scenes (and lines) that should have worked, but didn't; there were scenes that shouldn't have worked, but did; and there were a scattering of scenes, setups and pieces of dialog that actually did work pretty well (although not as well as I imagine the director thought they would.) I started out hating Eric Roberts' performance but ended up liking it by the end of the movie; I started out liking Tia Carrera's and Tony Curtis' performances but hated them by the end of the movie; I liked Joe Pantoliano pretty much all the way through; I didn't care about William Forsythe one way or another; and I pretty much wanted to punch Chris Rock's character in the mouth all the way through.I'll give the movie credit for trying to give 10 characters (counting Tony Curtis' mob boss) balanced amounts of exposure and screen time, but most of the team-ups in the 2nd act don't add all that much interest - I could almost flawlessly predict what the characters in each time were going to say to each other and how they were going to interact. That's not a good thing,either given that this is already a genre gangster movie.Given the overheated premise of the screenplay and the cats-in-a-laundry-bag interaction of the cast of characters and the indifferently staged gunfights and the character revelations that are supposed to make you gasp but you can actually see coming way before they arrive...given all those problems, I can't recommend this to anyone other than a die hard crime-drama fan who just wants to see tough guys snarl fatalistic noir dialog and shoot each other.Of course, if that's what you want - enjoy!

Cristi_Ciopron The main problem is it's not over the top in the needed direction. It's a movie made of several, disparate attempts. I'll put it this way:if The Immortals (1995) is unsatisfying, it is nevertheless interesting and,in an odd way, ambitious. It seems to set itself up for something. The things get rather phony sometimes in this movie—because it is badly written and it looks like they didn't receive the whole script, but only parts of it. The premise is also unacceptable—Roberts didn't need sick ,terminally ill people for his plan—it's not like it was all that motivating. In a word, The Immortals (1995) is an action drama badly written, but ambitious and unconventional. With the exception of Roberts himself, the cast is made of third—hand actors. (No offense of course to old Curtis, but his role is strictly ornamental.) This film is sometimes a grim comedy, and sometimes an action drama. The idea was good, the literary means were poor. The movie needed a script and a style. Even the gore and violence are badly managed.With a totally uninspired and useless director, The Immortals is still interesting and thrilling. The pace is good.Making an action drama with many characters (at least ten, in this case: Roberts, the eight lowlifes and Curtis) is a good thing. Then you have, of course, to be somehow able to manage these many characters. The Immortals (1995) deserved a better and more skilled writer. As it is, it's very heterogeneous in a way that seems sloppy and clumsy. It also needed a Cimino as a director—to give the movie a form. On the other hand,if this film could of been better, it's anyway good that it was made. It suffers from a complete lack of style; but it is interesting for Roberts _completists or simply for anyone who would like to have an unconventional, above the average film.

Tito-8 A surprisingly well-known and talented cast help to make this an unexpectedly enjoyable film. In particular, Roberts and Pantoliano are solid as usual, and Chris Rock has some funny moments, as you would probably expect. Things do slow down midway through the movie, but a wonderful plot twist breathes new life into the film towards the end. The ending scenes are all too typical, but by the final minutes, there had already been enough clever writing and creativity to keep me happy. Despite some slow spots and a routine finish, this is still a movie that is definitely worth a look.

Wizard-8 Although this movie had an intriguing premise, and a few good ideas, it overall just didn't work. The directing and editing were really sloppy, and I didn't care for any of the characters. It looked cheap as well. Tony Curtis was the best thing about this movie, though sadly he only appears for a few minutes; his scenes and a funny scene in the nightclub kitchen barely save this from being a total bomb.