"Pay It Forward": Didn't love it, didn't hate it
[ B.O.Y.S.: Boys On Your Screen (The Message Board) ] Written by Sensitive Stephen am 06 Mar 2001 16:38:31:
As an answer to: Re: HJO Passes on written by Jim am 06 Mar 2001 05:22:42:
I really liked HJO's acting in that movie. The scene late in the film where his character is being interviewed on video is a minor masterpiece of understated and natural acting.
I agree with you that those kinds of endings can be exploitative of viewers' emotions, but mass audiences DO tend to eat them up. That kind of melodrama works better in a book (or on soap operas) than in mainstream movies, though, I think.
I didn't care much for Kevin Spacey's acting (although he's done a creditable job in other movies), and Helen Hunt always gets on my nerves, so it was an overall mixed experience for me.
I'm not sorry that I went to see this movie, but I'm sure I'd never want to own a copy.
I AM looking forward to HJO's next two movies, though!
--Sensitive Stephen