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| TriStar Pictures | Release Date: September 29, 1989 |
Starring:
David Schramm, Elizabeth McGovern, Ellen Barkin, Forest Whitaker, Lance Henriksen, Mickey Rourke, Morgan Freeman, Peter Jason, Scott Wilson, Yvonne Bryceland
Summary:
After being double crossed and thrown in jail, a deformed gangster gets a new face and rehabilitation, but his desire for revenge looms.
Director Walter Hill and screenwriter Ken Friedman invite you to anticipate everything that happens in their story. As each event takes place as expected, you experience the grim satisfaction of seeing fate fulfilled. [13 Apr 1990, p.10]
Johnny Handsome does indeed put Hill back in the ballpark, close enough to his best work to make its imperfections seem that much more maddening. [29 Sep 1989, p.A]
It all makes for an admirable rather than a likeable work, one which hardens its heart against contentment and even good luck. [13 May 1990, p.21]
Like most of Hill's movies, Johnny Handsome plays like an outline: a good idea in need of development. [29 Sep 1989, p.7]
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