Fever (1991)
Fresh out of prison, all Ray wants is to get back with Lacy, but she's in a stable relationship now with Elliott, a pacifist, and wants nothing to do with him. When she's kidnapped by Ray's former associates, he and Elliott must team up to save the woman they love.
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This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.
I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.
The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
This starts out a bit slow with the potential of being a dud. The action does heat up and actually finds a pulse and gets interesting. I admit my whole attention was on Marcia Gay Harden. Ray(Armand Assante)has been in prison for four years and upon his release he expects to go back to his old girlfriend Lacy(Harden)and start living the straight life. One catch...she is now seriously living with a lawyer named Elliott(Sam Neil). From behind bars, Ray's prison rival(Joe Spano) is now calling the shots to frame Ray to force him back into prison. To convince Ray, Lacy is kidnapped causing Elliot to join with the ex-con to find and free her.Supporting cast includes: Gregg Henry, Gordon Clapp, Tim Ransom and Steve Rankin.
I saw this great movie many years ago, and have been wanting to buy it...but could not remember the name. I thought it was very moving, and sad in parts. Assante is an incredible actor, creating a character out of favor with society and so genuine that we are compelled to identify and feel compassion. I especially liked the development of the characters' relationships throughout the movie.
What a stupid idea. Mr Snag, Sam Neill, is up against tough-fighting, tough-talking, tough leather jacket wearing Armand Assante. Neill is a lawyer and Assante is a streetwise crim just out of prison. Thing is, they're in love with the same woman. But she's been kidnapped by a gang of thugs, and the two guys fight over the best way to rescue her. Assante would have done better to turn up, beat the crap out of Neill, and handle the problem by himself, and spare us Neill's unconvincing performance.
Just about every actor in here seems kinda bored with the whole thing, and you probably will be about 20 minutes into it. It's pretty much one to miss.