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5.0 out of 5 stars
Swift Comedy, Sharp Mystery, Super Movie, July 2, 2000
This review is from: Compromising Positions [VHS] (VHS Tape)
When her Dentist is murdered shortly after her first visit, a housewife (Susan Saradon) decides to reprise her role as a reporter--to help a friend out of a jam, an extra-marital thingy. But he/she who knows WhoDunIt doesn't appreciate the proximity of a successful snoop. Raul Julia plays an excellent Suffolk Co Detective from Long Island. The entire cast is fantastic. Wish I was better on remembering their names. Today, I came here to replace a worn copy. IMHO, this is the best comedy mystery available on VHS. If you liked Bogart and Bacall, this movie will give you a modern equal. The dialogue between the characters is sharp and moving. The story is witty and high-calibered. This is a comedy-mystery with a tad of dramatic moments. Susan Saradon plays a strong housewife, non-superwoman, easy to adore. Seek, get, and enjoy this fine film.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Cute, March 17, 2004
This review is from: Compromising Positions [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Minor film of no consequence that manages to deftly balance between light comedy and intense drama, led quite ably by the experienced Susan Sarandon, supported by the underrated Edward Herrmann and the late Raul Julia. The story is a murder mystery that draws former journalist Sarandon into the investigation, as it was her periodontist who was murdered. It turns out this dentist was drilling quite a few of the ladies in this upscale Long Island community, and not just their teeth. Plenty of suspects, plenty of motives, plenty of holes in the script, but don't let that bother you in this bit of cute lightweight fluff that manages to make us laugh a few times and also gets across the tension of a marriage between a very busy attorney (Herrmann) and his stay-at-home wife (Sarandon) who has gotten the jones to get back to a paying job. She's been raising the kids and getting taken for granted, and is tempted by her attraction to the detective (Julia), but ultimately hubby sees where he's gone wrong. Cliche? Sure, but it's not badly done. The luminous Sarandon actually manages to be frumpy, which is no small feat. Worth seeing once.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Superb Performances are Compromised to a Weak Script, December 6, 2002
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This review is from: Compromising Positions [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Susan Sarandon is one of our finest actors, and though her taste in scripts is questionable, she milks this role for everything it's got - gettig more from it than I believe the screenwriter had ever intended. She plays a happily married housewife who upon learning of her dentist's murder begins to investigate, and winds up fall for the lead detective on the case (Raul Julia). After awhile, the shine seems to fade from what seemed like a perfect marriage and she begins to question her life's direction. And in the film's most potent scene, she sits at her daughters recital, starring into space - wishing she were free from the burdon of having children, which inevitably drives her to stay with her unintentive husband. It's quite a scene, in the vein of the "smugglers" of 40's and 50's, and watching Raul Julia only serves as a sad reminder of what a great talent we lost with his passing.
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