Barry Levinson’s
Baltimore Movie #1
Synopsis: Elvis-era
knuckleheads shoot the shit.
Blurb From the VHS
Jacket: “You’re in for a real treat at the Diner – a rare contemporary
comedy with wit, pathos and bite. This lively and penetrating tale of a group
of friends trying to recapture their lost innocence created an immediate
sensation among audiences and critics.”
What Did I Learn?:
“Nuance” isn’t really a word, although “gesture” certainly is.
You Might Like This
Movie If: You know that a lot of interesting conversations can take place in a diner.
Really?: A
football trivia quiz? Eddie seriously wants his fiancée to take – and pass – a football
trivia quiz before he’ll consent to marry her? Ok, maybe he would do that, but
wouldn’t his friends or a family member sit down with him and say: “Eddie, this
is a really bad idea”?
Rating: Diner is a little short on plot, but it’s
a funny and rather compelling character-driven drama about a group of young men
who have been thrown into adulthood, and yet they have no idea of how to adapt.
The film also features an incredible cast of before-they-were-famous actors:
Mickey Rourke, Kevin Bacon, Ellen Barkin, Daniel Stern, Paul Reiser, Tim Daly
and Gutenberg. Highly recommended. 9/10 stars.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083833/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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