Special Coverage 2008 Fall MoviesThe Must List2008 Fall TV2008 Emmy Awards2008 Fall Music

Credits

Rated: R; Genres: Drama, Historical; With: John Hurt, Jessica Lange, Liam Neeson and Eric Stoltz

ROB ROY Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange (1995, MGM/UA, R, priced for rental) This tartan epic offers something for everyone: men's legs for the ladies, gore for the gents, and the tradition-bound sensibility responsible for such stereotypes in the first place. In fact, it so fulfills its mandate as an old-fashioned adventure that seeing it on the small screen barely mitigates its dashing character. There's Neeson as heroic Robert Roy MacGregor, dueling with evil Archibald Cunningham (Tim Roth). There's passion between Rob Roy and his spitfire wife (Lange). And there's an abundance of derring-do, righteous honor, and lush scenery. Consider it a bedtime story about long-ago legend, peppered with here-and-now sex. B+


Posted Oct 06, 1995
 

Add Your Comments

The rules: Keep it clean, and stay on the subject or we might delete your comment. If you see inappropriate language, e-mail us. You must have javascript enabled to submit a comment.
--
Change/Edit your grade
characters remaining