I was about as bored with this as Tyrone seemed to be...
One of his weakest performances, without a doubt. Really low energy. What's up, baby?! Makes me wonder whether it had something to do with the fact that this was filmed around the time of Nightmare Alley, which was the sort of movie his heart was longing to make--stuff with more depth, more serious, more challenging emotionally. He just has this vibe that's like: "Fine, let's just play around…
Dear Mr. Amenábar,
If you read this please leave your PayPal account information in the comments. I wanna send you 150 bucks. Please use it for a class in subtlety. And if there's any money left, buy Mr. Hawke a beer or two for trying to save your ass. And maybe consider making your next movie about a guy buying a toaster if you're so easily overwhelmed by anything more complex.
Kindest regards,
Anna
PS: Come to think of it, I would actually love to see a movie about Ethan Hawke buying a toaster.
