Fearless

Genre: psychological drama

With: Jeff Bridges (Max Klein), Isabella Rossellini (his wife Laura), Rosie Perez (Carla Rodrigo), Benicio del Toro (Mannie, Carla’s husband), Tom Hulce (Brillstein) and John Turturro (Doctor Perlman)

Director: Peter Weir

Release: 1993

Studio: Warner Brothers

Rating: R

MBiS score: 8.4/10

Some Guys Have All the Luck

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Story-line: when Max Klein and his associate took a flight to Houston, they never expected it would end in a crash… with only one of them surviving.

Pluses: bravura performances by Jeff Bridges and Rosie Perez, solid support from Isabella Rossellini and Tom Hulce as less likeable characters, an ambitious screenplay by Rafael Yglesias.

Minuses: none really.

Comments: it only takes a minute to realize that FEARLESS is a hard-hitting and enriching movie that goes to the heart of human experience. In some ways, Max will become an enigma after his miraculous escape, a man disconnected from our world. Should we fear the future? How can we cope with tragedy? As Peter Weir’s demanding film demonstrates, the answers are not simple and the road to understanding is often difficult to follow.

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