Directed by:
Terry GilliamScreenplay:
Richard LaGraveneseCinematography:
Roger PrattComposer:
George FentonCast:
Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl, Paul J. Lombardi, David Hyde Pierce, Amanda Plummer, Ted Ross, Kathy Najimy, Harry Shearer, Dan Futterman (more)VOD (2)
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Williams is Parry, a homeless history professor who lives in a fantasy world full of castles, Red Knights and damsels in distress. Bridges co-stars as Jack, New York's #1 shock deejay, whose off-hand arrogance triggers a tragedy which ruins his career. Penniless and without prospects, Jack finds himself plucked from disaster by the most improbable of saviors... Parry. And so the amazing story of the FISHER KING unfolds a modern quest for redemption and the Holy Grail, filled with humor, heartbreak and ravishing romance. (official distributor synopsis)
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I will not write about how bad The Fisher King is. That wouldn't be true, and my 2 stars rather mean that I completely missed the point of this film emotionally. Yes, for many users, it is Gilliam's best and most comprehensible film. People wrote and said about The Brothers Grimm being only half of Gilliam, yet I reliably recognized all the characteristics typical of his work. I don't find them here at all, and to be honest, it wouldn't even occur to me that Gilliam made this. It is a typical tearjerker and a story about outsiders who can recover, stand up, and go in search of happiness. Recently, I watched Rain Man again and I must say that even after all these years, it reliably had an impact on me with its dose of sentimentality, but that didn't work in this film. There is so much overacting here, not so much because of the actors, who belong to the peak of Hollywood, but rather because of the demands of the screenplay and the director. They are thus not genuine enough for me, and if, for example, in Amanda Plummer's profile, it is written that it is impossible to find a viewer who wouldn't be moved by her character in this film, I shrug and say "I am that exception." Either you shoot a film with obvious fantastic exaggeration like Stranger Than Fiction (which, however, was much more genuine in terms of the acting) or you shoot a film from the real world, and similar twists, where characters such as the crazy Parry simply don't belong. The film misses the real life of the homeless and their actual problems by light-years. Yes, it is well filmed and acted, but it didn't tell me anything at all, and I won't revisit this film. Overall impression: 45%.
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A hidden pearl overflowing with Gilliam’s playfulness and care. A nice story about friendship, love and hope, spiced with paranoia and human suffering. Williams is precisely cast and Jeff Bridges performs the role of a laid-back, cool guy who fell into a pile of manure, lost the reason to live and is trying to pull himself together. The line between the fairytale, fantasy world and reality is extremely thin again. Gilliam on best form.
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A wonderful story in a somewhat "different" :))) but at the same time sympathetic, strangely playful, and above all confident show by Terry Gilliam. Under the baton of any other director, The Fisher King would have followed the established traditions of drama combined with romantic elements, but in Gilliam's rendition it is a very original affair, though quite strange for some. And Robin Williams is absolutely amazing.
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A film that initially captivated me with Gilliam's imagination, but ultimately impressed me mainly with the acting performances, which are simply great. Of course, Bridges and even more so Robin Williams stand out the most, but Amanda Plummer isn't invisible here, even though her character doesn't have as much space. It's not too weird for Gilliam, and the finale is positively beautiful.
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The inventive direction, a good script, and the Gilliam’s typical visuals clearly stand out. The camera is strikingly colorful, the sets are diverse, and there are plenty of visual and content tricks. However, the overall content didn't impress me as much. It was overly chaotic and too “out there” for my taste, making it difficult for me to enjoy or have the desire to rewatch the film.
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