Wisdom

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Audience Member A simple but honest film about a real folk hero! It may not be as interesting as Bonnie and Clyde, but a couple of Estevez&Moore is a good decoration of this new Robin Hood movie. P.S. Nice nostalgia for the '80s... Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Emilio Estevez made his directorial debut with this story of young lovers on the run. The story finds Estevez unable to get work because he stole a car in high school and has a criminal record, so fed up he decides to stick it to the man by robbing banks not of money, but by stealing loan and mortgage records to help farmers and working class folks. Estevez and girlfriend Demi Moore go on a cross country crime spree ALA Bonnie & Clyde, with the FBI hot on their trail. Unfortunately, the characters and story are not all that interesting or engaging, and the plot seems overly contrived, but the cast is likable, which besides Estevez and Moore includes Tom Skerritt and Veronica Cartwright and Emilio's parents (Charlie Sheen has a cameo as the manager of a burger joint). As weak as this film was, I do want to give it credit for trying to be about something. There is a clear political agenda to the film, about the "little guy" being held down by rich and powerful interests, so I do want to comment Estevez for trying to make something beyond simple entertainment (even though it wasn't all that entertaining). It's kind of like when Steven Seagal threw in pro-environmental messages in "On Deadly Ground" and "Fire Down Below" and was able to reach audiences not commonly exposed to films espousing lefty politics. Danny Elfman composted the film's score (only his fourth film) and it sounds quite different from most of his scores, sounding much more like something by Stewart Copeland, which is actually kind fo cool. Overall, "Wisdom" is a weak film, but gets points for effort. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The end scene when he was on the football field was shot at my JuCo, American River College. Majority of the chase scenes were shot in olde town Sacramento. Still didn't help the movies predictability and slow pace. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member I liked this more when I was a kid, but now that I am older I can really understand how much of a mess it is. It had a good concept at it's core, but Emilio Estevez's screenplay and direction needed a bit of a polish. it's not a horrible movie, but it isn't overly worthy of remembrance either. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member ...another movie I liked when I was a teenager ;) Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Very well written and intense with good acting, especially Demi Moore. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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