May-December couples are bad at mortality

Movie: Autumn in New York, directed by Joan Chen
Reccomendation: B-Dawg
Reason: "It's a very sad movie, but it's also beautiful."

I'm not sure what B-Dawg has going on with Twin Peaks, but there's a definite connection here. Joan Chen was apparently a series regular, and Moira Kelly (from The Cutting Edge, one review back) was in Fire Walk With Me. Now that I have that observation out of the way, on with the show.

Autumn in New York was nominated for a Razzie the year it came out for worst onscreen couple. Given what else came out that year (especially in that category, Blair Witch 2 I'm looking at you), Autumn in New York was certainly an underdog. I think that this movie sort of died on the lack of connection between the leads. Fond as I am of Richard Gere and some of Winona Ryder's work, Will and Charlotte can't compare to Izzy and Tom, Theo and Julian or even Julien and Sophie. The performers didn't sell me enough on the characters' relationship to make such a straightforward story spectacular.

To contrast with the story and the acting, this is a very visually nice movie. The use of color and framing really brought Autumn in New York out of the realm of 'forgettable' and into the realm of 'watchable'. Nothing too daring or incredible, but attractive enough. Better than Blood Creature, but still lagging behind The Cutting Edge.

-11/365 down, 354/365 to go