Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
26 %
Reviews Counted: 27 Fresh: 7 Rotten:20 Average Rating: 3.9/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins
Synopsis: Brian De Palma (SCARFACE) directed this lavish adaptation of Tom Wolfe's best-selling satirical novel, featuring Tom Hanks, Melanie Griffith, and Bruce Willis. Hanks stars as Sherman McCoy, a distinctly 1980s brand of wealthy Wall Street wizard who takes a mighty fall from his glitzy... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Tom Hanks, Melanie Griffith, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, F. Murray Abraham
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De Palma's characterizations may not have the subtle tongue-in-cheek wit of Tom Wolfe, but his version of the story is both more comic and angrier for it.
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09/10/06
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02/09/06
An interesting failure that's not as bad as its reputation. Speaks a lot of truth, but the tone is too broad.
01/24/06
Michael Cristofer's screenplay eviscerates Tom Wolfe's forceful work of social criticism of its moral meaning.
08/30/04
I thought it was an alright movie. The people that hated it hated it because they loved the book.
05/30/03
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05/20/03
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