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Actors: Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Danny Aiello, Rod Steiger, Alan Rickman
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The January Man |
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A remarkable cast fails to enliven this sorry 1989 turkey written by John Patrick Shanley after his excellent "Moonstruck." Nick and Frank Starkey (Kline and Keitel, respectively) were both policemen until a scandal forced Nick off the force (and into the fire department!?). A serial killer who has taken 11 lives forces the police to ask unconventionial, semi-hippy Nick back. Police bribery and corruption, and Frank's wife Christine (Sarandon) provide complications as Nick handily figures out the killer's m.o.: killing only on dates that are prime numbers and choosing the locations so that when they are mapped on a computer model of the city they form the notes of a popular song.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The January Man |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- catching/stopping killer
- hunted by killer/stalker
Criminal enemy is...
- law enforcement gone bad
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- killer
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- eccentric
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- dangerous
Misc setting
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- seeing breasts
- sex under blankets
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 3 (some)
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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