B. Monkey
First screened in March 2020
Director: Michael Radford. Cast: Jared Harris, Asia Argento, Rupert Everett, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Bryan Pringle, Ian Hart, Clare Higgins, Tim Woodward, Julie T. Wallace, Simone Bowkett, Mark Warren, Michael Carlin, Vincent Regan, Eddie Marsan. Screenplay: Chloe King, Michael Radford, and Michael Thomas (based on the novel by Andrew Davies).

Twitter Capsule: The sheer state of this desultory stab at neo-noir for the magazine-slick 90s. Not one clear choice or credible feeling.

VOR:   Notorious now as the project where Harvey Weinstein forced himself on lead actress Argento—one more reason why this merits total burial.



Photo © 1998 Miramax Films

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: D–


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