Trouble in Mind

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Trouble in Mind

R

Released Dec 11, 1985

1h 51m

Crime

Drama

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An ex-convict policeman (Kris Kristofferson) returns to futuristic Rain City, where gangs rove and militia patrol.

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Harper Barnes

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Trouble in Mind is a pleasure for the senses and the mind.

Jul 30, 2024

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Peter Rainer

Los Angeles Herald Examiner

Trouble in Mind finally locates a filmic universe for Rudolph’s artificial-world gifts. He’s never seemed so at home.

Aug 9, 2022

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

Alan Rudolph wrote and directed it and is plainly a man who knows and loves movies. The trouble is he knows and loves too many of them.

Nov 3, 2021

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

How seriously you take this conceit will determine your response to this poised, rather precious movie. It is unquestionably the work of a sophisticated imagination.

Nov 3, 2021

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Marianne Faithfull's swoony, croony title track carries this bit of glorious weirdness into its own offbeat glory

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 10, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

The mystical mood piece is enveloped in a constant mist seemingly emanating from the 1940s.

Rated: B+

Feb 20, 2015

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A.L.Jude P

Somewhat surreal. Could have been much better.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/11/24

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Boring, to be honest.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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KARL O

I hadn't watched this in years. I was reminded what pretentious badly acted tripe it was tonight.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/08/21

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steve d

Well done but a bit too depressing for me.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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nefasto r

Strange names, weird clothing, wrong auxiliary verbs all over the place: the most interesting question to ask ourselves at the end of the movie is we are in a dystopian future, or just normal plain eighties. Either way loved this strange new noir, and I don't even know exactly why. Maybe for some great quotes like this one: "I was the type of kid my mum told me not to play with". I am not sure it deserves four stars, but that is what I'll give! Loved the atmosphere.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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The closer a work gets to greatness but misses, the worse the result will seem. Trouble In Mind fits the bill. The tone is uneven--is it serious, self-parodying, satirical?--and that question introduces an interesting tension. Is the script cliched and implausible by design, or just lazy bad writing? Is this a send-up of the noir genre, or an attempt to redefine it? Is rape-y protagonist Hawk meant to be a creep, or is the audience expected to tacitly endorse his toxic masculinity? When our damsel in distress runs aimlessly through the streets, is the absurdity intentional? Does intention matter in a work of art? As it progresses, the film becomes both more violent and ridiculous. It seems to be playing for shock and laughter, but there's a lingering whiff of self-seriousness. Aspects of the look and tone anticipate the Coens and Tarantino, but that might just be a forward reflection of the noir genre the film plunders. While these questions might fuel conversation, the film itself is almost unwatchable.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Synopsis

An ex-convict policeman (Kris Kristofferson) returns to futuristic Rain City, where gangs rove and militia patrol.

Director: Alan Rudolph
Producer: David Blocker, Carolyn Pfeiffer
Screenwriter: Alan Rudolph
Production Co: Pfeiffer/Blocker Production, Embassy Home Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 11, 1985, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 24, 2017
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Surround

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