Author: Ken Bolding

Originally published:  December 28, 2008 Note: Lari White died of cancer in January of this year. I will always remember her. Rolling Stone article about her life and death. Amazing Performance of Lari White in Cast Away I just saw Cast Away again and still love it. I want to give special kudos to an under-appreciated performance. That is Lari White as Bettina Peterson. “Who?” I hear you ask. If you’ve never seen this film, I suggest renting or buying it, and then read the rest of this entry. If you’re still reading, I assume that you’ve seen the...

Before the Movie: The previous showing of the movie I’m seeing is letting out. A group of exiting patrons is saying things like, “That was shit.” And “So he used the real people. Bullshit!” Uh-oh. After the Movie: I’m still collecting my thoughts about this movie and will likely write a slightly longer review. But for now, I’ll just say the exiting patrons were right. Thoughts Collected: The script is terrible. Horrid, horrid dialogue. Eastwood had to cast the actual people because that’s the only way this film could work at all. Knowing they’re not real actors almost excuses...