Her serious ruminations on the most outrageous things are delivered with perfect sangfroid. Martin Donovan, a Hartley regular, is excellent as the amnesiac sleaze Thomas who can't remember if he smokes or abuses women. Damian Young is preposterously funny as Thomas's accountant. The laser images on Amateur are sharp and clean, but the contrasts lack the pop of the theatrical presentation. When Huppert dons a black leather suit it lacks the sparkle that should set it off perfectly.
Colors are too laid back for the thematic material.
The soundtrack is delivered in clean, audible fashion and the pressing is delivered with no obvious flaws. The world of Hal Hartley's Amateur is definitely worth a film visit. Poster Archive Site Info Home E-mail Films on Disc 1999 Stuart J. Kobak , all rights reserved.