“Oh, Curtis, why?!!!” asked the woman in front of me at NYC’s famous (and allegedly pervert-ridden) Film Forum. Insecure Curtis falls for the bait, never once noticing that his soon-to-be cousin-in-law knows way too much about the ways of the greedy. Christabel becomes that bug in Curtis’ ear, whispering that he should conduct a “test” on Donna to gauge her intentions.
Caine to bring the snake to this Garden of Eden. Instead of hollering “ we want prenup, we want prenup!” like Kanye West, Curtis trusts his fiancée because, well, she’s trustworthy. Curtis is worried that Donna is, to quote Biggie Smalls, trying to stick him for his paper. Instead of selling infidelity, Iago Caine peddles golddigger insurance. She uses her uncle and aunt’s influence to get closer to Curtis, then becomes Iago to his Othello. With Nick, she enters into what he would later call a “sex attraction,” biding her time before making her move on her sugar daddy.Ĭhristabel’s racket is to feign innocence while underhandedly shaping the scenario to suit her. Caine’s loins are intrigued by Bradley, but her brain and her pocketbook remain fixated on Donna’s fiancée, Curtis. It’s a Meet Not-So-Cute, as Christabel is terrified and Bradley, in the guise of Robert Ryan, is suitably gruff and smart-mouthed.
While Donna is out at a bash, Christabel awakens to find cynical, abrasive writer Nick Bradley in the house. She’s a big dummy for not kicking Christabel to the curb.Ĭhristabel plans to kick Donna to the curb, though. Her name may be Donna, but she’s more like another character on Sanford and Son, Lamont. Out of the kindness of her own heart and the stupidity of her own naivete, Donna allows her to stay. In reality, she knew Donna was attending a big socialite party that day, and her cousin would be way too nice not to invite her to tag along. Christabel purposely shows up a day early, pretending to be embarrassed by her faux pas. She is leaving her job after the wedding, and thinks Christabel would be a good fit as a replacement. She’s engaged to a very wealthy Howard Hughes clone played by Zachary Scott. Since I’ve loved watching my “stories” ever since I was a kid, I knew I’d get a kick out of Born to Be Bad.īad is a battle of good and bad Joans, Leslie and Fontaine, respectively.
Christabel’s surname, Caine, made me think of another unrepentant soap diva, All My Children’s Erica Kane. She and her director know this is 100% Grade-A soapy kitsch that requires its lead to go full-court bitch, plowing down all comers as she slam-dunks her way into the society pages. Christabel is unrepentant and irredeemable, and Fontaine relishes the change of pace. Fontaine with that ominous glass of milk in Suspicion? After Born to Be Bad, you’ll not only root for Cary to be the killer, you’ll be spooning poison into her milk like it was Nestle Quik. Remember how you feared Cary Grant was poisoning Ms. Innocent is a trait normally played by Joan Fontaine, the actress who embodies the bad girl whose characteristics are described in the title of Nicholas Ray’s 1950 soap opera, Born to be Bad. Bitter irony and blatant humanism peacefully co-exist as Sayles' heroes, heroines and villains struggle to maintain the dignity he inherently believes they have. "Amigo" follows the path running through much of Sayles' work: It is politically aware, occasionally melodramatic and maintains a certain intimacy despite sprawling across multiple characters and stories. In the meantime, his 17th film opens September 16th On Demand. Seagal is only a "Marked for Death" sequel away, should Mr. Laugh if you must, but IMDb will tell you Sayles once wrote a film for Dolph Lundgren.
#QUOTES FROM AMIGO BY JOHN SAYLE MOVIE#
All 17 titles average out to just under 3 words per movie moniker (actually, 2.5), which means Sayles' 18th movie must star the king of the three word movie title, Steven Seagal. The theatrical films he has written and directed bear the names of locations ("Matewan," "Sunshine State," "Silver City," "Limbo") or are deceptively simple descriptive statements ("The Secret of Roan Inish," "The Brother From Another Planet," "Return of the Secaucus Seven," "Amigo"). He gets his point across in five words or less. There is something to be said for the economy in John Sayles' movie titles. This time, it's John Sayles' Amigo, the director's 17th feature. Odie On Demand strikes again at Roger Ebert's On Demand Blog.
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