Susan Sarandon is the best part of this odd, uneven effort. She is utterly believable in her depiction of the character. This movie is all over the place. I can understand the break down of the John Cassavetes character but dislike Gena Rowland's (John Cassavetes real-life wife). It is not clear as to why she would be with a lover who alternately is kind and nasty. Raul Julia has a really good time with his character but I could not understand the injection of the "New York, New York" number complete with full orchestra and someone who sounded like Liza Minelli singing it. Please. In the middle of goats on a hilltop? Very jarring. Cute little Molly Ringwald is most unlikeable in this role. Whiny and disagreeable. It just did not engage me. Lovely scenery. 6 out of 10 for the attempt to update Shakespeare. It fails miserably.
Review of Tempest
