The Bonfire of the Vanities

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Edward T @LatvianTomato Jan 21 This rating is a disgrace, the "politically correct" critics cowardly wrote their reviews. I came to New York from Soviet Union at this time and was stunned by the filthy politics of New York. De Palma genuinely described this era of 1980’s. But who would like to see dirty truth about themselves? See more Leaburn O @RT35452347 Dec 6 My favourite ever novel, so it was always going to struggle to impress me when put to film. But….I don’t get the ratings at all. I enjoyed it and thought it was good fun. Ok, so the book is still miles better but the impressive cast here put together a fun satirical version that was really enjoyable. Watched on DVD. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Sep 22 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Blu B @RT43513976 Sep 15 Well...it ain't good but it's not exactly a train wreck either. It just doesn't work well at what it wants to do and I honestly barely think I know what it's going for. Like a black comedy meta court case sort of thing. It's very difficult to tell. The strongest thing is DePalma's direction which is the one good thing here. The camerawork is really good, framing, and production value. The problem is while I get every scene on it's own I don't get really the main story and two, I laughed once. Once and it took 82 minutes in to get to it. The acting of an all star cast isn't good mainly because of the poor and VERY flat and confusing material they are given to work with. Everything is clearly trying but are just weighed down terribly by the flat and confusing material. It's so odd. It's not cringe or Dad humor. It's sort of like out of place and unfunny delivery. This seems to be a running problem with DePalma where he just cna't do comedies very well. It's his crux it seems. The editing and pacing just aren't good because of it and it's not really clear what kind of tone it's going for. Serious delivery but flat humor overlayed just makes it very confusing. This also is particulary jumpy going from Willis's naration which just disappears at times. Hanks and jumping around between other people and it's just not in a very clear way how everything connects. Than the weird speech at the end by Freeman adds a racial commentary which...feels so out of place and makes no sense. Music is boring, generic and forgettable as well. Cinemaography isn't bad though thanks to DePalma with the only problem being the humor just ruining everything. Really is a testament to how strong the direction is. This would be unatchable if it wasn't for that. Skip This regardless. See more Horror fan 4 @Horrorfan4life 03/25/2025 Even with an all Star lineup of stars couldn't hold up this movie from eventually sinking. The satire was good but the comedy was hit and mostly miss. Tim Treakle See more John A @ExcessMale 07/20/2023 Discombobulating adaptation of an 80's best-selling novel. The magnanimous cast and Brian De Palma make this fascinating thematic bonfire of sorts watchable but it is still an ambitious... See more Read all reviews

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