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(comedy, drama)
Cookie's Fortune unfolds over an eventful Easter weekend in the small town of Holly Springs, Mississippi. The town residents are peaceful, kind folk--with the exception of Camille Dixon (Glenn Close)--a pushy theatre director with an incredibly shy younger sister, Cora (Julianne Moore), whose estranged daughter Emma (Liv Tyler) has just returned to town. On the heels of her latest play, Camille is shocked to discover that her Aunt Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt (Patricia Neal) has committed suicide. Terrified at the thought of how this will tarnish the family name, she eats the suicide note to make it look like a burglary. This set-up leads the police to one main suspect, Willis Richland (Charles S. Dutton), who also happens to be Cookie's best friend. Although the rest of the town is convinced Willis didn't commit the crime, an outside investigator (Courtney B. Vance) isn't so sure. As Easter Sunday and opening night of the play arrive, the truth comes out, revealing more secrets than anyone could have possibly imagined. Director Altman tells his story at a leisurely pace, beautifully recreating the eccentricities of small town life in this sweet-natured tale.
actors:
| Glenn Close | as Camille Dixon |
| Julianne Moore | as Cora Duvall |
| Liv Tyler | as Emma Duvall |
| Chris O'Donnell | as Jason Brown |
| Patricia Neal | as Jewel Mae 'Cookie' Orcutt |
| Ned Beatty | as Lester Boyle |
| Courtney B. Vance | as Otis Tucker |
| Donald Moffat | as Jack Palmer |
| Lyle Lovett | as Manny Hood |
| Danny Darst | as Billy Cox |
| Matt Malloy | as Eddie 'The Expert' Pitts |
| Randle Mell | as Patrick Freeman |
| Niecy Nash | as Wanda Carter |
| Rufus Thomas | as Theo Johnson |
Robert Altman
rating:6.80
My only previous exposure to Altman was READY TO WEAR - a film I do not
Surviving. COOKIE'S FORTUNE began only slightly better, with the history
Nations for your whim for the first 20 minutes or less. Once blew his cookie
Brains one of the most unusually-suicide filmed shots that I have ever seen,
I finally hooked.
Disgrace, which did not last. I have come to the movies for good, soild history, and
Missing in abundance here. As with READY TO WEAR, there are so many characters in this film
yes crowd - that you never know
Enough attention to what happens to any of them. The story foward until lumbers
villian draws near doomsday, desserts are served only in the context of
menu - and then everything * * dies, leaving about a half-dozen subplots and
stories of love crying for his mother.
Camille Glenn Close, unfortunately, took the stage in all their glory
Unilateral. Never see anything, but its ugliness. Late
It tries to infuse some humanity into it, but it is cheap and has no
Monitoring. Closure of acting is solid, but she gets more in this
characters that can contain and ultimately becomes a caricacture her.
Julianne Moore is as good as can be in the limited role of Cora, a mousy
little thing with a bow peaks too abruptly, too fast.
And then there's Liv Tyler. Whoever cast as Emma should be fired. (And
Yes, it applies to Robert Altman.) She plays the "bad girl" with the same role
Whispery whininess that brings to INVENTING THE ABBOTS (where he worked)
AND ARMAGEDDON (where he worked nothing). In the hands of Christina Ricci, or
Drew Barrymore, Winona Ryder, or even, this could have been a
Character, in the hands of Tyler, it is Pamela Abbott with a b-do and a dam
Montón fines outstanding.
Rating: 3 out of 10
In the small town of Holly Springs, Mississippi, highly structured Camille
is conducting rehearsals for a performance of Salome. When she falls in its
Aunt Cookie (who has a relationship with a cold) he realizes that Cookie
had taken his own life in order to be with her husband again.
Not want his name tarnished by this shameful act, Camille
Take a necklace and moves around the things that suggest a murder. Things are more complicated when
cookie and a caretaker's loyal friend is arrested for murder and
The research began in earnest.
I was not sure what this film is about when I took over to see him, but was
Cautelosos as often I found Altman films to be too long for my liking
have struggled to reach them. This film started well and
Fairly light and managed to preserve that sense of the term, which makes
Nice to see. As for the plot, the central action is strong enough
held at the centre, but in fact the film is more about the characters
anything else. This is good, because I felt the strength of the film is
And the cast of characters. All the characters are interesting and watchable -
Whether funny, or sympathetic stranger.
The film comedy is good, as it coincides with the tone of light that sets itself. In
Times although the mood is misjudged, which is mostly natural and
Charming, but there are times when the forces of jokes in the movie (for example
Semi-pratfalls etc.) and not conform to the spirit. Similarly drama
occasionally goes a bit too heavy (the end for example), but these are
Juvenile compared with the effect of the whole. Usually along wheels free
Well - funny without being absurd or unenjoyable. Having
says that may disturb those who expect more of a company
Plot.
Rich set makes cast alone is worth seeing. Dutton emphasized in
The main role, which is so relaxed and affable as as it is needed
To play that role. On the other hand the total is a well-thrown closed its
character necessary to be realistic (ie not other Cruella De Ville), but
As unpleasant as to avoid having the audience with her - Close manages
Good. Tyler Does ok, but I found it a little difficult to accept his casting
In the first, O'Donnell seems to have little to do, but not to play a
Engañar without thinking of their careers too. Moore is good in the support and
Neal Cookie's launch of the personality in the past and only a few scenes
It allows us to feel for her and thus prevent their dark act to remove
From the light touch too. Beatty has some great lines and Vance
Steals many of her scenes with a touch of comedy.
Overall this movie is very small and may not appeal to everyone for this reason.
I felt like he had had a break on a hot day, after seeing - is welcome
AND little. It is not perfect, by any means, but it is fun to pass the hours
the characters in it.
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See also: Comedy: Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
See also: Glenn Close in Divorce, Le
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