Even Cowgirls Get The Blues (1993)

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) The dark side of Gus Van Sant? Or just the silly, stupid side?!  Again, I’m not going to watch this movie multiple times to make sure I didn’t miss something, or to check if I was in the wrong frame of mind.  If I learn that this movie is better every time we see it, I’m not going to make the effort to see it again either. I just didn’t like it! 

Uma Thurman, once again in a ridiculous role that could almost make you forget she’s a good actress.

Keanu Reeves, who once again doesn’t play well. Maybe he’s doing it on purpose. But I doubt it. Especially since he’s playing an Indian, so he didn’t really have the right to make a mistake. Because in this kind of case, it’s either ridiculous or downright racist.

I discovered Rain Phoenix, Joaquin’s sister. Incidentally, this film is dedicated to their late brother, River, who left far too soon. But it’s almost as tragic to dedicate such a turnip to her. I think it’s shameful! But, at the same time, I didn’t know his humor.

You can’t say that Rain is the worst actress, and she even has a certain mischievous charm in this film. But nothing transcendent.

Among the hysterical lesbians in this film, Lorraine Bracco is the best. She stands out from the crowd and commands attention on screen. Her charisma overwhelms the others.

Why is Crispin Glover always in disturbing roles? To erase his image as George McFly in Back to the Future? Here, he’s once again a pervert (but not as funny as in “Charlie’s Angels”, alas!) and we don’t see much of him, apart from in one sex scene.

That said, this actor (very tall: 1.85 m) also appeared as Andy Warhol in Oliver Stone’s The Doors and, as already mentioned, played the eccentric assassin known as the “Bag of Bones” in the spy comedy Charlie’s Angels.

Apparently, Heather Graham & Steve Buscemi are also in this film? I didn’t notice them. That’s saying something!

As for John Hurt, I’d say that along with Lorraine Bracco, he’s the film’s sole interest.

His acting really shines through. This guy wasn’t encouraged to become an actor, either by his family or his teachers… but he was one of the best.

This movie is supposed to be funny and quirky, but I’m sure the book is a little better, if not a thousand times better. To me, it’s every bit as pitiful as American Pie or any of the heavier films in the genre. Even if, when it comes down to it, there are two or three of them that I like.