Pretty good.

Rating: 7/10 (9 April 2001)

I really enjoyed this movie. It's really pretty remarkable, in fact, the way that director Demme created a burned-out, middle-aged, and overweight suburbanite out of Johnny Depp. There were certain parts in the movie that should have been more developed--for instance, I would have appreciated more background on George Jung's relationship with his parents. There is also a scene near the end involving his daughter, and I'm not entirely sure why it was created. I don't want to "blow" it for you, (heh heh heh), but I have a feeling that most viewers will be vaguely confused by this random scene. Regardless--a great effort on the part of the director and his crew, and definitely a movie worth seeing. I love the 1970's nostalgia, too.