Synopsis: Old
lady croaks, ROC goes to jail, and Glenn Close plays yet another unlikeable
bitch.
Blurb From the VHS
Jacket: “Welcome to Holly Springs... home of murder, mayhem and catfish
enchiladas.”
What Did I Learn?:
If you wish to look like a pompous idiot, add some additional dialogue to an
Oscar Wilde production and then give yourself a writing credit on the stage
bill.
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Movie If: All you had to read was the word “Cookie”.
Really?: 1) Ok, I
could maybe see Camille (Close) covering up Cookie’s suicide to spare
the family some embarrassment, but I had a hard time believing she would
continue the charade after the police hold Willis (Charles Dutton) for
questioning. And Cora (Julianne Moore) just goes along with it all, even after
an innocent man is in the slammer? 2) So wait – Emma (Liv Tyler) learns that
Camille, not Cora, is her real mother, and she has nothing to say to either
woman? Sorry, but I think Robert Altman owes us a scene or two.
Rating: Cookie’s Fortune is one of Robert Altman’s
better films. The plot is In the Heat of the Night turned on its head: an
elderly Southern white lady is mistakenly thought to have been murdered, and
nobody really believes her black, long-time platonic friend did it, including
the sympathetic cops, who hold him quite reluctantly. That said, the plot is
really just a device to introduce a collection of strange, and sometimes-funny characters
who come to life through some inspired performances. Cookie’s Fortune is a nice little movie. 8.5/10 stars.
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