Less than Zero
1987, 96 min
Country: US Studio: Fox Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey, Jr., James Spader, Tony Bill, Nicholas Pryor, Donna Mitchell, Michael Bowen, Sarah Buxton, Lisanne Falk Director: Marek Kanievska Screenwriter: Harley Peyton Original Author: Bret Easton Ellis Our Rating:
REVIEW
Never has a title more aptly fit its film. A creative void by all concerned has made this limp attempt to be the Easy Rider of the '80s alienated teen pic nothing more than a sad curiousity piece. Purging the ennui, drug taking and bisexuality of the novel for cheap moralistic posturing, the film is almost an antithesis of the Bret Easton Ellis best-seller. Downey is the only cast member with an active pulse while McCarthy and Gertz listlessly cruise the highways of L.A. as zombies in search of motivation, direction and characterization. Editor's Suggestions
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