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THOROUGHLY EXCELLENT!
This has to be the most entertaining road movie since theclassic, Bonnie and Clyde! The plot is of Thelma (GEENA DAVIS), a bored housewife and Louise (SUSAN SARANDON) who is a waitress at a coffee shop. Together they sneak off in a 66 T-Bird convertable for a three day fishing trip. However along their travels they decide to stop off at a nightclub and encounter a drunken, foul mouthed rapist who Louise shoots. It is subsequently revealed that Louise was raped and is the reason why she shot him. This plunges them into a cross country escape from the police as they head for Mexico to begin a new life. The performances are all beleavable and likeable and as well as the fabulous two leading stars, this movie features an early role for Brad Pitt and also Harvey Kietel.The dialogue is sharp and witty and sometimes quite sad giving the characters the depth to make this as realistic as possible which they certainly manage to achieve. Tears and laughter are the ingredients to this now classic movie and the ending is sure to get a lump in your throat! There are also some magnificent shots of the Grand Canyon. EXCELLENT!

FEMINIST ANTHEM
Over here in Iceland where I live they are showing this movie on tv and somehow the tv station put together a summary on the film which states that Susan Sarandon and Gwyneth Paltrow star in this film together!! What a marvel. Who knew? Luckily a friend of mine has control over one tv guide that goes out to all parts of Iceland, so hopefully people will rely on his accurate account of the film which would state that this is the film, starring Sarandon and GEENA DAVIS, that launched Brad Pitt into stardom. This is the film that inspired many women to action, renewed friendships and made some women feel powerful. Although most women probably did not end their lives the way Thelma and Louise do in this film, women everywhere gathered some sense of togetherness from this film when two friends go on the run as events and circumstances around them escalate. Soon they are running from the law and feel that they have no alternatives although the detective on the case, played by Harvey Keitel, seems sympathetic and sincere in his desire to bring the twosome back peacefully. The film is witty, full of surprising events, and you will enjoy it although the end might not be the happiest one in film history.

Just Another Buddy Flick.
THELMA AND LOUISE is a great movie about two women who set out on a weekend vacation, but end up becoming two fugitives on the run across the American southwest. The acting is wonderful. Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis have never had finer performances and the supporting "male" cast does just as fine a job (not only was this the film that made Brad Pitt a star, this also was the movie that jump-started Harvey Keitel's career). After his success with ALIEN, Ridley Scott made a few lackluster films before striking the goldmine again with THELMA AND LOUISE. Just about everything he did with the movie illustrates how talented of a filmmaker he is, from the vista views to the soundtrack to the casting to the closing scene.

Nevertheless, with all the wonderful things about the film, the movie is simply a buddy flick, but with women instead of men. A buddy flick about two women had really never quite been done before and the film did cause some controversy.It is also true that the film touches upon broad topics and social issues such as rape, justice, and what it means to be free (freedom always comes with a price tag). The film also has a great soundtrack and some awesome visuals of the American southwest. Still when you drain the memorable melodies and take all the pretty pictures away, the film remains at the core as simply just another buddy flick. A really good buddy flick, but a buddy flick nonetheless.

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