What a load of cheesy twaddle!

Rating: Null/10 (1 October 2000)

Wow... what a load of cheesy twaddle! How could a bunch of people many of whom have shown considerable talent over their careers have managed to perpetrate this? Or were they trying to make a comedy or spoof of some sort? I really don't think so. The standout turn has to be Keanu Reeves' ludicrous attempt at playing a refined Englishman... but really hardly anyone comes out of this looking good. And the golden turkey has to go to Coppola himself for guiding this mess. What WAS he thinking? The most successful efforts are around the periphery... for example Richard Grant as Dr. Jack Seward manages to deliver a performance of which he need not be ashamed, which in the midst of this farrago is quite a testament. To be avoided, unless you really crave seeing a bunch of mostly very talented people struggling in something laughably bad.