At every turn he is thwarted, whether it be by delicious, dangerous siren Grace McKenna (Jennifer Lopez), bottom-feeding Starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte. The plot, in brief: Bobby, no matter what he does, can’t get out of Superior. And the nightmare begins a twisted ride during which we see Billy Bob Thornton play Twister with himself, Joaquin Phoenix eat a bus ticket and Nick Nolte do his very best Lee Marvin impression.
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So I devoured everything he ever made. In fact, going to film school when I did was partially inspired by Stone, whose movies and style I always found chaotic, vivid, and never less than incredibly interesting. Perhaps why, when I was a teenager I eventually made my way into his filmography. He has a rebellious spirit. I’m sure if I’d been a teenager when films like Platoon or later Natural Born Killers came out (almost made it for that second one), he would’ve been a filmmaker I’d flock to theatres for, over and over. With Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte, Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Voight.Oliver Stone is an acquired taste.
An adaptation of John Ridley’s novel Stray Dogs, this movie is quite different in story and plot than most of Stone’s previous films. Movies like Natural Born Killers and even The Doors are odd rides through madness, equally intense and every bit as intriguing as his political work.U Turn falls into that second category – the weird and the wild. His war-related pictures are rarely matched in intensity, and scope.
Their forces combine into a fucked up movie that you won’t soon forget.With Russian mafia on his tail, Bobby Cooper (Sean Penn) is heading to Las Vegas. Either way, Ridley’s story plays well with Stone and his style of filmmaking. Yet this movie goes into completely fictional territory, though apparently the original book is loosely based on a real story about a drifter who wandered into a town and disappeared forever.
The way he gives us the scene, but then edits and cuts bits and pieces around it from the same dialogue, the same scene, this technique almost puts us right in the place of Bobby Cooper. Here, though, it may be on its best form. Expecting the mafia to find him, Bobby tries his best to get out of Superior.Except it isn’t ever that easy, is it? Not for a guy like Bobby.I’ve always love Stone’s frenetic, quick cut, quick edit style. His bag full of money gets blown away in the resulting gunfight, which puts him at even worse odds than the beginning.
Penn does a great down-and-out performance, Bobby Cooper on the edge of oblivion, already missing a couple fingers and hoping not to have to give up any more. A dark and comic cast of characters comes to life here. He usually collaborates well with other artists.The acting is top notch. Great use of score and soundtrack, which again I often come to expect from a guy like Stone. Others, there’s a charming noir feel to the strings in the background, plucking away, ratcheting up the suspense and the tension.
And Claire Danes is around for a little bit, playing a hilarious, cute character, which adds just another dash of flavour to the pot.Above everyone else, I have to mention two special names for putting in incredible work, albeit in relatively small, not even supporting roles: Joaquin Phoenix and Billy Bob Thornton. Even J-Lo gives us a decent effort. Then, Nolte and Boothe each add a sort of veteran feel to the cast, men who’ve been in all sorts of movies giving their best to these odd little small town folks Nolte is vicious and conniving, while Boothe is tough and stand-offish.
It’s sort of trashy, and at the same time there is a great neo-noir thriller with a peppering of black comedy thrown in at every corner. Again, these are touches which add the right amount to an already interesting story.I’ve always considered U Turn a 5-star slice of cinema. Really, for such a small character Thornton leaned in hard and brought this one off the page. He has a way of speaking, a way of moving. Yet it’s Billy Bob who truly shines, packing on at least 20-30 pounds to play a mechanic named Darrell who may be a bit slow, but certainly ain’t stupid. Tucker – a.k.a TNT – and this is such a nice role, lots of quirk, plus there’s a simmering charisma to the character.
Pop this on, have a fucking weird night. Leaving it ’till now to watch? Do yourself a favour. There’s not a single scene I don’t love and every watch of U Turn unsettles, disturbs and enthralls me. At the same time, the odd nature of the town, the characters, everything comes across completely, madly, and chaos fills just about every last frame. There’s a sexy dangerousness about so many parts in the film.
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