Drowning Pool
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As a former New Orleanian....
...I find this a very entertaining film. Growing up in another state, this was my first introduction to southern Louisiana in any form and a teasing glimpse of the city I knew I must one day call home...at least for a while. I find the acting in this movie exquisite from the ENTIRE cast; this being almost the one time that I found any of Melanie Griffith's work to remotely resemble her talented mother's. As for the characters, having lived and travelled often in that part of the country I find them most believable and their dialogue quite adequate. True, some of the plot is a bit of a stretch, but this is a drama and even the Greeks jazzed up their work; no pun intended. This is a good glimpse into the world of a people who guard their secrets like they guard their family names and community status. A world that still exists in New Orleans.
Paul Newman delivers a great performance...
This mystery is a great way to showcase Paul Newman's superb acting skills. Without him, this film, would not have worked. The film is an odd mystery that takes many odd turns, without subtle hints that are few and far in-between, so, you'd assume figuring out who the killer is would be difficult. Yet, towards you get it right at the beginning, despite the fact they never investigate the suspcet you get a feeling of who it is. Paul Newman, none theless gave it all, as always. He is an amazing actor, and the movie is worth seeing just for his baby blue eyes, and intelligent police work. Without him, as I said, it wouldn't work. I would have had to give it a 1 or 2 stars without him
Newman in N'awlins...or at least Louisiana!
This fine film is not a mystery, though some methodical detective work occurs. It is not a drama, though some very broken lives are exposed. It is Paul Newman exploring the backwoods and bayous of Louisiana, meeting a host of eccentric--but not, as another reviewer suggested, unrealistic--characters driven by greed, envy, selfishness, and in Newman's case, personal integrity.
Look for Melanie Griffith as a terribly temptatious teenage tart. Look for Newman effortlessly reflecting his pity for and simultaneous identification with the lost souls of this tale. Great acting, scenery, dialogue, and insight from a rewatchable classic.
you will drown
This movie was almost funny it was so bad. Imagine 'Chinatown' with worse acting, cliche one liners, cliche characters, cliche plot, cliche social tensions -you get the idea. For example: Paul Newman is a California private eye who goes to Louisianna for a job, so of course his west coast-hood runs into the cops and their southern-hood, a standoff of exchanging one line dialogues. But smooth ol' city boy talks his way good and doesn't get killed or shipped out of the state. The whole time I'm watching this, I couldn't find any way to take the police's threats seriously. The only thing that made me sit through this movie was I had never seen Paul Newman before, and it looks like I'll have to try another one if I want to see a character with some depth and less predictable personality.
The Drowning Pool Paul Newman at his best.
The movie is just as exciting to day as first viewed by me in 1975. Great acting by all.
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