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Nobody's Fool (1994)
Rate:
5
Viewed:
2/26
2/26:
Nobody's Fool is too average to make a meaningful difference.
It's like a Hallmark Thanksgiving movie with no story. The weirdest part is that I recently watched
The Drowning Pool and Melanie Griffith's character was
hitting on Lew Harper who rejected her advances as often as possible. At the time, she was 17 while Paul
Newman was nearly 50. In this film, they're secretly in love and even kiss each other.
Some residents of North Bath, New York, hang around an elderly but practical man. They go
through their daily lives talking about stuff. Okay, and...? Come on, wake me up when something big has
happened although I'm fine with Robert Benton building up everybody's character. At least, the cinematography
is a nice touch with none of the fake snow that I've been seeing in films made the last twenty years.
I didn't realize Bruce Willis had a big role because his name wasn't listed in the opening credits. On the
other hand, Paul Newman's reputation was merely enough to earn his ninth of ten Oscar nominations. What
he did is nothing special, having given this same type of performance for decades going back to the 50's.
There were other worthier candidates that year like Tim Robbins and Johnny Depp for
The Shawshank Redemption and
Ed Wood, respectively.
All in all, consider me nobody's fool because there's no way in the world that a falling toilet seat will
injure a kid's penis.