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Junk
I agree with inframan'a review. If the option had been available I would rate it 0.
It is disjointed, hard to follow, and I can't see such a loser becoming an assassin.
The better scenes seem to have been stolen from other successful movies such as "The Eiger Sanction" and "Monsieur Verdoux".
It's slapstick nonsense that's poorly done.
Funny Black Comedy
This movie is based on the "true" memoirs of Gong Show and Dating Game creator Chuck Barris. Seems While Chuck was busy producing game shows and writing the pop song Palicades Park he was also a trained assassin for the Central Intelligence Agency. There are stand out performances by Sam Rockwell as Barris, George Clooney as his handler Jim Byrd, Julia Roberts as Chucks female assassin counterpart and nemesis, Rutger Hauer as a burnt out Euro assassin who comiserates with Chuck and Drew Barrymore as his goofey, air headed loyal hippy girlfriend.
This movie is an incredible mixture or funny as hell comedy wrapped around a really dark and not so funny subject. THe extras are funny. Clooney points out several little inside joke scenes that I didn't get the first time around. His sense of humor along with Rockwells makes this movie an all time classic and shows Clooneys very adapt skill at directing.
One of the best movies ever made. I'm not kidding.
This is a movie you can use. You must see the special features on the DVD as well. In these days of Jerry Springer, Maury Povich, Graham Norton, and all the others who, like PT Barnum, know just how low we can go, this is a must see. Chuck Barris, whether he did the deeds he claims or not, clearly knows this as he and George and all those who gave their time to this effort (many for free) make very clear. Clearly, the the guy who said this was the worst film he ever made is deaf, dumb and blind. I lived through these years. It was like being there all over again. It should be supported, not damned.
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