Reversal of Fortune1990
Reversal of Fortune (1990)
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Cast
as Claus von Bülow
as Professor Alan Dershowitz
as Sarah
as Maria
as David Marriott
as Andrea Reynolds
as Raj
as Minnie
as Chuck
as Alexandra Isles
as Ala von Auersberg
as Alexander von Auersberg
as Sunny von Bülow
as Peter MacIntosh
as Elon Dershowitz
as Ellen
as Nancy
as Curly
as Jack
as Tom Berman
as Mary
as John
as Steve Famiglietti
as Brillhoffer
as Judge
as Sheriff
as Englishman
as Englishman
as Dobbs
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Critic Reviews for Reversal of Fortune
All Critics (34) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (32) | Rotten (2) | DVD (1)
It is a finely detailed manners study of the superwealthy, a drama of conflicting principles and values and an engrossing legal detective story.
What it all adds up to is something the film never quite seems prepared to address, but this is a fascinating look at all the secondary questions.
This is a strange, unsatisfactory mixture of satire and docudrama which engages the mind and leaves the emotions intact.
There is a high degree of sometimes shocking intelligence running through Reversal of Fortune.
Reversal of Fortune is an often chilly movie, but the chill cuts to the bone.
Irons founds his adroit performance, from cadaverous countenance to crooked pinky, on strangled passion and noblesse oblige. And astonishingly, he manages to make old Claus oddly pathetic, even sympathetic.
Audience Reviews for Reversal of Fortune
A passable TV drama that fails to focus on one specific genre, and offers a mixture of thriller, mystery & a bit of courtroom drama. The conventional dramatic execution limits its effectiveness. Not having much expectations probably saved me the miseries, and made it a passable fare. Edit: In retrospect, I feel it'd be justifiable to rate it 3/5 for what it is.
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To spite the fact that this is a film based on real information regarding real events and people...this film comes across like one of those ridiculous, late night soap / dramas from the 80's. (Think Dynasty or Dallas). Everyone comes across as over-the-top caricatures. But who knows...perhaps these are accurate portrayals of the people they are meant to represent? In any case, it is a horrible and tragic story made all the more painful by these hammy, scenery chewing performances.
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After Fisher Stevens' first scene, Jim said, "This movie is off the hook," and we couldn't even figure out what "off the hook" meant in this case, but it certainly is. From the campy yet seemingly true portrayal of moneyed debauchery, to Glenn Close's beyond-the-coma narration, to Jeremy Irons' deep-voiced, sometimes comical, accent. "Sawhny..." Good performances with a decent commentary on legality versus morality but slightly slow in parts.
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