Review of Free Money

Free Money (1998)
2/10
The Bad, The Ugly and The Very Ugly !
21 September 2007
Warning: Spoilers
First off, a message: To anyone who find themselves admiring this movie or - God Forbid - loving it, then you must go directly to therapy, before you become more dangerous, and hurt anybody else!

Now, considering that this is a comedy, can anybody tell me WHERE IS THAT COMEDY?!

They tried to make a live comic book which turned out to be super bloody nightmare. Even as a dark comedy, it's only dark with no comedy, being unpleasant to torturing extent. I admit that some of it terrified me. For instance, electrifying the leads, (Donald Sutherland)'s relationship with his daughter, and (Marlon Brando) hits (Mira Sorvino) by her shoes in so realistic way (perhaps he was seeing himself in her, so he was punishing himself for being in such nonsense!).

It could've been better, rather less bad. The script, till the train's heist, was nice, and I just presumed that they'd escape to have some chase like it would be another (Smokey and the Bandit) but with (Brando) as the sheriff. In fact, any of those chimeras was more merciful than that movie I watched!

(Charlie Sheen) is a very weak comedian. And while (Thomas Haden Church) is a fine comedian, he looks here so feeble (It can be the "Sheen" effect!), (Martin Sheen) plays a cameo, maybe for supporting his futile son, and (Brando) was too devilishly creepy to be in a comedy. Overall, it's where everybody didn't want to be a small time smart, or even good!

I believe this is a kind of work which they make just to earn some money. But it becomes such a crime when THIS money is robbed from the very poor us who get deceived by so low art work, and zero entertainment!

It begs the question: How come that this masterpiece didn't receive any Razzie award?! You want me to believe that there was lower movie than THIS? I do not think so. It was a situation where the Razzie's supervisors should win one for their negligence!

Name good thing about it? Hmmm.. Well, there were 2 things. The plan's scene in the bathroom; it was so good with its cinematic imagination. And the fact that this movie compared to another (Marlon Brando)'s monster movie (The Island of Dr. Moreau - 1996) would be close to (Casablanca - 1942)!

(Free Money) is not a comedy. NO, it's a horror. And I just hate horror movies. Especially when they're sold as comedies!
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