Facade (1999)

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

A singularly awful movie. Very few films have the awful power of "Façade". There is evidence some form of satire was attempted. It's a botched job. Eric Roberts (as businessman Colin Wentworth) meanders through the proceedings in a hopefully inebriated state. The obligatory "hot chick" moment is over quickly, blessedly; if you're watching for that reason. The soundtrack rips off "Strangers in the Night" (doesn't anyone own the copyright on that song?). Quite possibly, this is the worst film ever made with Eric Roberts. One would certainly have to hope so, anyway. The credits end with a 1997 production date, so this may have been unreleased for a number of years. Really, they needn't have bothered. * Facade (1997) Carl Colpaert ~ Eric Roberts, Camilla Overbye Roos, Angus Macfadyen

I liked this movie, although I will also admit to being strange. I should also mention that I didn't like it until the ending.What had been a very, very strange sequence of illogical events, gradually became cohesive and understandable during the last 10 minutes. The old adage "If you've seen one, you've seen 'em all" definitely does not apply to this movie. If you're very closed-minded and opinionated as to how things should be, you won't like this at all, because it seems to never progress in a normal fashion. I guess that is what I liked about this, it had the courage to take the road less traveled, and it also took every opportunity to poke fun at itself.

I used to think that nobody ever set out to make a bad film. Facade is the exception that proves the rule. From director, producer, screenwriter and cast this is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. There is no cohesion, no style, no flair and certainly, no acting skill. Why did someone bother?

I 'spect this'll be another of those love-it-or-hate-it movies. It was refreshing and original, and I very much enjoyed the subtle sense of humor which saturated it. I read a review of this movie that complained about it not fitting into a nice neat pre-established type of comedy. (Ironically mentioning "Monty-Pythonish" as being one of his accepted bins. The reviewer seemed to forget that Monty Python itself was rather off-the-wall in its time, and took a while to catch on.)The way this movie spun out its tale reminded me of Hudson Hawk, which I also very much enjoyed. So, maybe if you liked that one, you'll like Facade.