| I've seen both, but I saw the first one a long time ago when it was
first out in the movies (early 70's I guess?) I was thinking about
renting it so that I could make a better comparison.
First off, I love Alec Baldwin and like Kim Basinger which is why I
even wanted to see the movie in the first place. I though Alec did a
good job on this, but I always enjoy his performances, and I can't
remember Steve McQueen's performance enough to really compare. But, I
never did find Steve McQueen as appealing as I do Alec Baldwin.
(Although, I did like McQueen in some movies.) But, it has often said
that Ali McCraw couldn't act her way out of a paper bag, and I'm not in
too much disagreement with that, so I think Kim (while no Meryl Streep,
by any means) easily did a better job than Ali did in the original.
I can't remember the first movie well enough to compare what I thought
of the overall style, etc. Thanks for reminding me I wanted to rent
the old one to compare.
I do think that Kim and Alec are probably the best looking married
couple in the universe. (IMO, Richard and Cindy don't begin to
compare.) They look great together in this movie.
Lorna
|