This was not only a totally unnecessary remake - it is also a extremely boring film. Meryl Streep is great as a total bitch and the Odipus-story played out between her and her son is at least a little bit interesting.
The rest of the film is a sleeping pill. Denzel Washington has nothing to work with, and he looks like an amateur actor here. Miguel Ferrer - a wonderful actor - has approximately 1 minute of screen time. The rest of the cast is just bleak and predictable.
Nothing in this film feels realistic or true. Everything is plastic, ugly and obnoxious. The special effects - especially in the "dream sequences" - are extremely awful.
This film had a budget of $80M. I would suggest to the film makers that next time you have that much money for making a film - at least use a few bucks on the script. That will help.
The rest of the film is a sleeping pill. Denzel Washington has nothing to work with, and he looks like an amateur actor here. Miguel Ferrer - a wonderful actor - has approximately 1 minute of screen time. The rest of the cast is just bleak and predictable.
Nothing in this film feels realistic or true. Everything is plastic, ugly and obnoxious. The special effects - especially in the "dream sequences" - are extremely awful.
This film had a budget of $80M. I would suggest to the film makers that next time you have that much money for making a film - at least use a few bucks on the script. That will help.