Thelma And Louise

Year: 1991

Grade: B

Country: USA

Director: Scott

Review

it’s a female version of a cross between easy rider and vanishing point. i think that the acting in this picture, though is probably better than it is in easy rider because fonda and hopper seem like genuine hippies so i don’t know how much acting was actually going on. sarandon and davis both have career performances in this film. it’s a great opportunity because unlike other great performances (of the kind we’re used to seeing from whiny boy sean penn), these performances are about a range of emotions. rather than being confined to the crying and yelling side of the spectrum, davis and sarandon are able to smile, laugh, have fun, and be braggarts and fugitives equally well. there’s enough plot to support the two-plus hour running time, but i’m not sure it was all needed – a bit of trimming might have made it a bit stronger. the ending was more poignant the first (and only other) time i watched it (12 years ago), but i still think it earned the right to be a little heavy at the end. scott didn’t extend the slo-mo too much and that’s a good thing. a good film with two great performances.