Review of Firelight

Firelight (1997)
4/10
Actors good, script baaaaaaaaaaad
25 October 1998
I am always willing to live with a little bit of cheese in a romance flick, but this movie was over the top. Sophie Marceau was great considering what she had to work with, other actors were decent to good.

One reason people go to the theater to see movies is the "shared experience" -- today was a great example. The laughter kept building as the end neared, climaxing with the sister's line to S. Marceau at the funeral "love him for both of us" (as an aside, this after the writers expect us to believe that the sister suspected nothing after months and months of sex between the 2 main characters. They must have built the walls thick back then!).

Hey I didn't mind seeing a little T&A from S. Marceau though: those looks coupled with great acting skill make for a great movie...usually. Well maybe next time.
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