Chapter 407: Nasty Guy
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The success of "The Extraordinary Suspect" lies in the fact that he is the biggest mystery in itself, even if you watch it and know the result, in fact, you don't know which of the news Kent said is true, which is false, or all of them are false, and this is the most enjoyable and interesting discussion for fans.
On this point, Chen Jin also made a prize quiz, a total of ten questions related to what Kent said in "The Extraordinary Suspect", if you answer all of them correctly, you can get a free movie ticket, in order to show justice, Chen Jin even opened a safe deposit box at Citibank in Manhattan, New York, and put his answer in it very early.
A film that belongs entirely to KING and Lslw, KING's genius screenwriter, Leslw's supernatural performance - the New York Times Overseas Rong.
Once again, KING has completed an amazing script, and the director and actors have turned this excellent script into an excellent movie, and although it does not have the violence and bravado of "Reservoir Dogs", the actors still create a character with a strong personality and a character that is both good and evil - Janet of the New York Times
Fundamentally, "The Usual Suspects" may be clever and mistaken by clever, and the last-minute reversal is a brilliant idea, but some of the key questions are not answered, such as why Kent stayed for interrogation, etc., but, interestingly, it doesn't interfere too much with our movie-watching pleasure, and at the end of the day, you still try to connect the dots together to make it a complete, reasonable answer How many of us have felt this way after watching the movie - The Washington Post Halsinson
This film is the freshest, funny and amazing thriller crime film since Pulp Fiction. - "Rolling Stone"
"The Usual Suspects" is a confusing movie, the final blow of the film is so wonderful and yet unavoidable, and then the whole movie is revisited in your mind, and finally it becomes a movie that you will want to watch again and again. ――N
In terms of the narrative structure of the film, this film is worthy of recognition - "San Francisco Chronicle", which is rare, and this time it is not evil.
There are good or positive comments, and naturally there are also comments that are not very pleasant:
One of the most complex puzzles in my memory, but, paradoxically, four-fifths of the film is too easy to guess, and this contradiction is really hard to understand - USA Today
This is probably a good review, but the most scathing review came from the famous film critic, script creator and Pulitzer Prize winner Roger Albert, who is a super-notch man in the film critic industry.
He has always advertised that his reviews are not absolute, and that a four-star rating is not necessarily linked to a specific review of a movie, and he also said that sometimes it doesn't make the slightest sense to read his movie reviews and just look at a few stars.
However, this guy did a thorough job in the Chicago Sun-Times this time, and he only gave a four-star review of one and a half, and he also made a lot of nonsense in the comments: I hate this movie, I hate it, I hate it, I hate it, I hate it, he fools the audience because he thinks he can entertain the audience, it's the most hated movie I've ever seen
Chen Jin didn't see this kind of extreme remarks, although he has the habit of reading newspapers, but it is impossible to see every movie review, and he is actually not familiar with this guy, just mixed in this industry, he has heard of it, when the next day a reporter took the old guy's comments to ask Chen Jin's opinion, and wanted to sow discord, Chen Jin was not polite, just said lightly: Roger Albert, who? …,
It is said that Chen Jin's contemptuous attitude made Roger Albert angry, but he couldn't do anything more, because he had already done what he should have done, unless the next film, and for Chen Jin himself, he didn't dare to say anything casually, firstly, he didn't do that, casual nonsense would cause slander, and secondly, Chen Kim himself has nothing to question except for the name of Playboy, and the name of Playboy has been brought up by countless people countless times.
In addition to the plot, the biggest attraction of this film is naturally the performance of my brother, which is a movie that is completely marked with a personal performance style, and it is also a good movie that completely uses the role definition to obtain more exciting dramatic conflict effects and dramatic suspense effects.
Kent played by his brother is a man with cerebral palsy who has half of his limbs failing, his feet are lame, and his hands are still chicken claws, which is a detail that must be maintained at all times in his limbs, and it is also the biggest appearance feature of the character.
He is a third-rate gangster, who makes a living from fraud, a little cunning, but also cowardly, but this is only one of his characters, and the Caesarsus hidden behind him is the real predator, and the effect of the conflict between these two dramas is very perfect.
In terms of character building, my brother completely played him alive, the cowardice and cunning shown throughout the trial stage, the joys, sorrows and sorrows shown in various situations, until the last moment, lit a cigarette and left calmly, just like he said, with a bang, it disappeared.
Regarding his brother's performance, "Rolling Stone Magazine" did not hesitate to say that his brother could win the Academy Award for his performance in this film, but it is a pity that because of the difference in the definition of Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards, my brother's performance in "The Usual Suspect" can only be regarded as a supporting actor.
It is obvious that "The Extraordinary Suspect" is better than "The Highest Crisis" in terms of script, actors' performances, and even film criticism, but this time, the box office response is a confirmation of that sentence, praised by film critics or the media, he may not be able to attract the public's attention.
In fact, the deepest meaning of this sentence is to talk about the difference between literary films and commercial films, the former is naturally the focus of praise from film critics, but often the latter is everyone's favorite, which is also the so-called popcorn movie.
"The Extraordinary Suspect" uses the method of flashback to deepen the suspense of the film, but it is this more obscure way, although it is worthy of the praise of film critics, but the audience does not buy it.
And although "The Highest Crisis" is the most common action movie, this is the most popular one of popcorn movies, everyone likes to watch the kind of bloody fights and the ferocity of men, plus the combination of men and women like Fa Ge, and a good plot, therefore, in the eyes of ordinary audiences, he is better than "Extraordinary Suspect".
This is also reflected at the box office, two weeks after the release of the movie, although the global box office of "The Extraordinary Suspect" is 54 million US dollars, "The Highest Crisis" has exceeded 80 million US dollars.
This time, Fa Ge was very proud in front of his brother at a private party, saying that he had finally turned over, but his brother laughed and joked with him, saying that he thought "Extraordinary Suspect" was better at the beginning.
Of course, this is hypocritical, even Al Pacino watched "The Extraordinary Suspect" and said that the role of Kent was his favorite, but unfortunately Chen Jin did not invite him to play, which made him very regretful, and he specially made an appointment with Chen Jin for the next cooperation. …,
Even now, the box office of "The Highest Crisis" is significantly higher than that of "The Extraordinary Suspect", if Fa Ge is chosen, he will still choose the latter, which is an actor's pursuit of the role, especially after Fa Ge has now gained enough materially, the affirmation of fame and fortune is what he needs most now.
Two weeks after the release of these two films, "Mr. Sweetheart" was finally completed, and "Independence Day" finally rolled off the remaining theaters in the United States, with a final box office of $838.92 million.
838.92 million, which is still quite a gap from the almost 900 million US dollars of "Jurassic Park", but it is already a certainty to win the box office list this year, unless the finale "New York Robbery" and "Mr. Sweetheart" around Christmas have a big reversal, but this is almost impossible.
It's a pity, but it's just Chen Jin's, for Edward, he is so happy that he almost can't sleep, for Chen Jin, he is even more obedient, almost treating him as a super big treasury, when the four screenings are over, he is already looking for Chen Jin to cooperate in the next play, and even took the initiative to make concessions in some aspects.
In other words, Chen Jin didn't have too many books in the second half of the year, and Hollywood film companies didn't get more opportunities again after getting the first round of books, after the two super popular movies "Tornado" and "Independence Day" were released, it was about to turn the New Year, and the bosses of various film companies were staring at Chen Jin, waiting for his plans for next year.
Everyone is anxiously waiting, but Chen Jin has no time to stop and work on next year's script, although he has already made general preparations, first, he is still busy with the post-production of "Mr. Sweetheart", and second, he also wants to make those vampires wait, and then, take the initiative to make some concessions, in other words, whether it is "Tornado" or "Independence Day", it is MGM and Universal that make the majority of the profits.
After such a year of rapid and hurricane, all producers should understand the value of Chen Jin better, and with Chen Jin taking root in New York, with the efforts of Zhang Xiao and Yang Junchao, Chen Jin's identity and status have been different from the past, presumably, they should also know how to make trade-offs, only a more sincere attitude can get more benefits, otherwise, a lot of people are waiting to replace their current status.