Task: Sentiment Analysis
Input (English): if you 've been following william fichtner 's career ( and there 's absolutely no reason why you should have ) , you might have noticed that he 's played some rather similar roles over the years .
like sully in " the perfect storm " --tough , gruff , and a little bit scary .
or law in " albino alligator " --tough , gruff , and little bit scarier .
or colonel william
sharp in " armageddon , " or dwayne engelman in " strange days , " or even his brief appearance towards the beginning of " pearl harbor , " as the abusive father of danny -- here is an actor who gravitates towards tough , gruff , hard - hitting roles .
which is why his performance in " what 's the worst that could happen ?
" is such a shock , such a delight .
in the film , fichtner plays a blonde haired , meticulously dressed , overtly effeminate , dog - loving detective . as alex tardio , fichtner 's performance borders on caricature but goes beyond it .
it borders on offensive but does n't really manage it .
and it borders on clich ?
d stereotype but
does n't quite succumb to that definition either .
in a role so diametrically opposed to what the actor has played before we should have seen it coming , fichtner is n't perfect -- you can see him struggling a little at times , concentrating a little too hard on the look as he swishes his hand through the air , or nuzzles a coiffed canine up close and personal -- but he 's pretty damned good , and silly , and without question the best thing in the film .
in fact , had it not been for fitchner 's sudden and bizarre appearance , and his jarring screen presence thereafter , i would have walked out , for " what 's the worst that could happen ?
" is mesmerizing in its awfulness , a poorly written , haphazardly edited , and totally unfunny
( yes , it stars martin lawrence and danny devito
so how could that be possible ? )
moviegoing experience .
fichtner 's performance does n't exactly save the film , and it 's not like i 'm recommending " what 's the worst that could happen ? " solely on the strength of the actor 's dramatic turnaround , but his contributions do raise the film 's rating from no stars to one - and - a - half .
thumbs up to fichtner then , and thumbs down -- way , way , down -- to everyone else involved in this sorry mess , a movie
so dull and pedestrian and nonsensical
it does n't even warrant discussion .
Output (English): N