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Exit in Red

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You know it's going to have a slightly trashy quality to it, given two of its stars are from "Wild Orchid." Starting with this expectation, however, it was better than I expected! Rourke may not strike some as a psychiatrist, but he's valid here as a Beverly Hills one, especially since his character is admittedly addicted to women. Shrinks are only human, after all. I was expecting to hate Anthony-Michael Hall, but he was actually good, particularly in the scene where he first meets Rourke in his office & they're talking about sex. This movie was at its best when Rourke is musing about sex and women. Oh, and when he shot off the tip of Anthony-Michael Hall's nose! Carre Otis' acting was the best I've seen from her. The pain on her face as Rourke caused her heartache seemed very genuine (she was probably drawing from some real-life experience, I'm sure!) The overall mood of the film was satisfactorily seamy, and it was refreshing in its relatively quiet, unassuming development and resolution. Keep Mickey Rourke working!

This film is by FAR, one of my favorite films! I can sense some rolling of the eyes, by that statement, but I really mean it. I loved this cast. Anthony Michael Hall left me speechless. (Granted I am biased because AMH has been my favorite actor since I was twelve :) I loved the dialogue between the characters. If you like movies about sex and manipulation, you will LOVE this film. Anyone can have sex, but when one masters sex, and uses it to bend the will of a man THAT makes for an interesting story. Loved this film! Mickey Rourke was intense, Annabel Schofield was powerful, and Anthony Michael Hall was brilliant!
"...it's not a joke..it's a game..."

I've become a Mickey Rourke fan after seeing his unforgettable performance in "The Wrestler." I liked Mickey in the 1980's in movies like "Year of the Dragon" but kind of lost track of his career when he gave up acting for boxing. So I've been catching up with some of Mickey's filmography over the past several months. I know he made some straight-to-video stinkers during his "lost years" to pay his rent and unfortunately "Exit in Red" is one of them.

There is the kernel of a plot somewhere in this movie: a compulsive psychiatrist lured into intrigue by a mysterious woman, a psycho husband, a murder. But this production seems to have spent more money on Mickey Rourke's hair and wardrobe than an actual script. The result is that Mickey looks great but the story stinks. Scene after scene goes by and you aren't really sure what this movie is about. Add to this excrutiatingly bad dialogue, terrible editing and ridiculous overacting by Anthony Michael Hall, plus weird and laughable plot twists and you have a cinematic car wreck that seems to be trying for "Plan 9 from Outer Space" awfulness.

It's worth watching (barely) if you like Mickey Rourke. As mentioned, he looks great but doesn't really have a lot to do. Also, his great love Carre Otis has a supporting role yet only adds to the dullness.

Watching a film like this, you have to wonder at the total incompetence of the producers, writers and director who gathered an interesting cast but made such a terrible movie. Did anyone stop to consider that they needed a story? "Exit in Red" is most notable as an example of how low Mickey Rourke had to sink to stay alive during the 1990's. It makes his comeback in as great a movie as "The Wrestler" all the more dramatic.

I loved this film. Twist was surprisingly unexpected, the picture itself was very formalist. Narrative was not strait and step by step. It starts with the same scene as it ends. Besides, this film has implicit causality which becomes explicit in the end. Has some associational editing (the scene where Rourke's character talks about the errection in his encounter with one hooker who was " warm and sticky like a honey dew". I think , this film is quite artistic ( although, not as much as Un Chien Andalou ). I love the music here by Michael Lorenz. And if you like Polish films or if you appriciate formalist films over the box-office Hollywood flicks, you definitely need to see Exit in Red.

Poor old Mickey Rourke. This really is NOT a good film for him - well, to be more specific, this really is NOT a good film, period. But if you are even the slightest bit interested in or curious about Anthony Michael Hall, then put it on your must have list without delay.

Those who remember him as the awkward skinny schoolboy in Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, or as the mop-haired, sex-starved computer geek in Weird Science, may well be forgiven for not recognising him in this film - 6'2 and powerfully built, with a terrifying glint in his eyes that makes his portrayal of a murderous lunatic all the more compelling.

Apart from that, the film is singularly unremarkable, with a desperately clichéd plot (I use the term advisedly) and a script that relies heavily on the F-word to flesh it out to any real proportions.

Let's just say it was the longest hour and half in my life. It had a nice concept for a movie, but the director or somebody messed this one up badly!!! As for good ol' Mickey let me just say...He didn't convince me he was a doctor! As for his scenes with his estranged wife Carrie Otis dry and boring. Even the few sex scenes were dry and boring. Bad directing, bad acting, bad editing, bad props and staging...JUST BAD EVERYTHING!!!!! Mickey Rourke even looks bad!!!! And that's hard to say for a die hard fan like me! Just leave this one on the shelves!!!! Please!!!