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One good thing this movie has going for it

posted 19 years ago by andyp1986
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The leading man, Dr. Bill Cortner bears a striking resemblance to Marcello from Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita". I noticed that when I first watched this movie, and thought "Ah, La Dolce Vita. One of many movies I wish I were watching now instead of this baloney". But making the Cortner-Marcello connection in your mind can at least distract you for a little while how silly and bland Brain That Wouldn't Die is and put you in mind of a better movie. So at least this movie has THAT going for it...which is nice.

[–] BoxOfficePoison 12 years ago

Nah, Rule #1 for any movie is not to remind the audience of better movies they could/should be watching instead. (A rule that "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank" pulverizes, incidentally.) It's why I have a hard time getting past the Warner Brothers movie intro now, where they play that passage of "As Time Goes By", to remind everybody of "Casablanca".

[–] mariakelly-04164 8 years ago

Please, don't insult Marcello Mastrioani by comparing him to Herb Evers. What did Marcello ever do to you to be insulted so?