Philadelphia?
It would be a tough debate to land Tom Hanks in the same shaky bullpen as Caine or Connery, but Jonathan Demme is surely ripe for a run down.
I caught Philadelphia again tonight, which I remember quite enjoying back in the early 90's. While the script and story certainly carry a lot of clout, I was literally shocked at how dated and strangely put together it seemed. Pure Big era Hanks crossed with Tak Fujimotos' Bueller-80's-fun cinematography, page-flip transitions, the Hitchcock-esqe soundtrack split with The Boss's title theme tune and Demme's airplane documentary shooting style. A shot of Ye Olde Horse and Cart to set the Philadelphia scene? People talking to the camera in a non-narrative way? Crazy.
Silence of the Lambs is obviously the career highlight, but I never liked that either. Married to the Mob on the other hand is probably in my all-time top 10....
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