Random Hearts | | Cast : | Harrison Ford, Kristin Scott Thomas | | Director : | Sydney Pollack | | Studio : | Columbia/Tristar Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | October 08, 1999 | | DVD Released Date : | August 06, 2002 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 03, 2005 | | Summary | An Under-Appreciated Gem | Content
 | I loved this movie with its reflective ambience. The music was beautiful, the acting excellent, and I appreciate its subtleties more each time I watch it. I also thought the script was well-written and interesting, and with an added "action" dimension, as Ford's character simultaneously pursues his duties as an internal-affairs cop.
To Harrison, Kristen, and Sidney: ignore the jaded critics and impatient whiners clamoring for their next adrenaline fix - you have produced a marvelous work.
Unfortunately, the box-office scorecard (aka: $$) rules when it comes to sequels.
(I own the DVD and have also bought the soundtrack CD)
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| Rating | | | Date | May 17, 2005 | | Summary | Very under-rated | Content
| I approached "Random Hearts" with caution. I have begun looking into Sydney Pollack's filmography, and this was just one from the pile. He had disappointed me with "Havana" and "The Interpreter" lately and this one had quite a few bad reviews to weigh it down.
It is not a perfect film, but it was an interesting examination of grief, loss, betrayal, and a strange route to recovery.If anything, it tries to do too much, that subplot about police corruption is absolutely needless, it has all the story it can handle already. Most romances are made good because of the chemistry between the two leads. Here the opposite is true, Ford and Scott-Thomas are anything but perfect for each other, and their personality conflicts make for pretty compelling drama despite stilted dialogue. They process the tragedy quite differently, and true to the spirit of the film, nothing is really resolved. They both end-up with a tenous grip on the reality of what happened. They took what they needed from each other, and benefitted from the relationship they managed to carve out of their mutual heartbreak. Anything more will have to wait. It''s refreshing to see that all was not repaired by the end titles.
The performances were wonderfully understated, Harrison Ford only does his trademark angry yell once and opts to be brooding and broken instead.
The score is a delight.
Rent "Random Hearts" its a film that offers no easy answers and that is rare today.
Also, it deserves extra points for winning me over despite the fact I was expecting an entirely different premise. I seem to remember a preview that suggested Ford's wife switched tickets with Scott-Thomas. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 10, 2005 | | Summary | NICE TRY, BUT..... | Content
| Director Sydney Pollack and screenwriter Kurt Luedke (sp) collaborated on the Oscar winning epic OUT OF AFRICA, which I found to be rather dull and uninspiring. They re-united for this romantic drama focusing on Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas. He's a maverick cop; she's running for Congress. Seems that their spouses were having an affair and they are both victims of a plane crash. The movie focuses on Ford's inability to accept the affair, while Thomas wants to move on with her life. They fall in love, sort of, and the rest of the movie is how they deal with this. A subplot involving dirty cops seems to serve no real purpose, but it does give Charles Dutton and Dennis Haysbert some choice scenes. Dave Grusin's haunting score helps the movie and there is some beautiful shots of a snowy DC, but ultimately the movie's merely a showcase for the stars' performances, which are good considering the material they've been given. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 16, 2005 | | Summary | just awful | Content
| i like both Ford & Scott-Thomas, but this was an awful film. Which begs the question, how can well established actors, directors, etc get together and be SO BAD????? I want back the 2 hours i wasted on this. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 08, 2004 | | Summary | astonishing | Content
| We just saw this dvd in tv for the second time in 2 years. The first time we saw it we saw it with great apreciation, the second time, we were so glad for the oportunity to see it again, reaping the same amount of pleasure once more, so much so, that we went into internet to find a dvd, Amazon of course.
At the same time we looked at reviews, here and there, and were shocked to find hardly anyone likes this film. Astonishing indeed!
Ford, as always, true to the role, perfect; the woman Thomas was superb, (we knew her from English Patient). Sooo much feeling! Pollack, what more can one ask for. How complex you americans are sometimes. Astonishing! |
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