Boxing Helena, 1993

This movie was headed for 4 stars until the total copout of an ending unfolded. Disappointing. Even if I did give it 4 stars, it would be for the interesting, transgressive story. There's a lot that's wrong with this movie. Julian Sands is just an awful actor, though he's sort of awful in a funny way. There is one scene where he is jogging in slow motion and his facial reactions are just...priceless. Also, it's not just that scene, this film wasn't shot very nicely. There's a lot of stupid early 90s gimmicky trash that doesn't belong in a good movie, right down to the very Cinemax-y sex scenes. Oh, one more thing in the so-bad-it's-good department: Bill Paxton. His hair is awesome, there's one scene where he's wearing a see-through mesh shirt and leather pants and his lines are unintentionally hilarious. My big test for a movie is, did it bore me...and "Helena," for all its faults, did not bore me. The story was less fresh than I expected but still interesting, and if you like slightly camp cinema...there's a lot of it here.

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