In the canon of the late Robert Altman’s extensive oeuvre, Fool for Love is not a film that initially stands out—even to some hard core Altman-philes. In fact, a few even forget that the multi-faceted American director helmed the thing—it’s a Sam Shepard creation all the way.
But not entirely. Though based on Shepard’s play and starring the intense, rugged, easy-on-the-eyes actor, it contains those Altman touches that mark his other "smaller" pictures like the brilliant Three Women, Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, Streamers, Secret Honor and Vincent and Theo—all works that show just how versatile Altman was. And certainly, Fool for Love is actor friendly, something consistent with the director—he allows them the freedom to develop their own characters with little interruption. Wisely, he typically casts correctly, and so someone like Kim Basinger, who in 1985 hadn’t proven her mettle quite yet, gives […]
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