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Mystery Date (1991)

Rate: 6
Viewed: 2/18

2/18: It's hard for me to enjoy Mystery Date, a cross between License to Drive and After Hours, when Ethan Hawke has to put on an incredulous stare constantly.

The twists and turns are nice and fun, but I can't shake off the similarities from Martin Scorsese's comedy picture with Griffin Dunne. Also, there are too many highs for one film, making the ride intolerable. Eventually, it becomes silly.

Ethan Hawke is okay but will become a better actor in a few years' time. I don't care for his co-star Teri Polo who's one-dimensional. Fisher Stevens of Short Circuit fame has a short role and isn't bad. B.D. Wong can be recognized as Father Ray Mukada in Oz.

All in all, Mystery Date is a harmless choice to kill time on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

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