My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Friday, September 21, 2012

The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)

After the brilliant Five Easy Pieces director and writer Bob Rafelson made this and I assumed it was going to be another fine film.  Especially with Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern and Ellen Burstyn cast.  What a huge disappointment.   Instead of a dramatic story about brothers mixed up in a business scam, we have four clueless individuals bumbling along a falling apart Atlantic City.  It's probably the most boring film I've ever seen with a con man and a crazy woman in it.   Grade: C
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