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Tequila Sunrise Movie Review
Actors
Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Raul Julia
Movie Review
The was the first DVD I purchased and as you read the other reviews you will see a common theme running through many of them. They feature Michelle Pfeiffer. This one also combines another of my favourite things in movies and that is a setting on the Californian beaches. Mel Gibson plays a retired drug dealer who is now trying to operate a legitimate business selling leaky pipe irrigation. His friend played by Kurt Russell, has just been appointed the head of the narcotics for LA country, so you can imagine there is always going to be some tension. Gibson has a magificent house on the beach and the story follows his attempts to go straight, deal with an ex-wife and make some moves on a restaurant owner player by Michelle Pfeiffer.
I think the beach is Manhattan Beach in LA. I remember wandering around there by myself over the course of a few days and thinking I could live there for a while. One thing that struck me as a bit unusual was when I had lunch at a place by myself and ordered a beer. The waitress looked at me a bit funny for ordering the beer and sitting there drinking it by myself. Oh well. Actually the restaurant was part of a chain of a handful with another being at Hermosa Beach. This second one was used for a scene in Men At Work with Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen. This film is also the reason I tried rigatone quattro fromage. Stick four cheeses on a pasta and whilst it may sound nice, it was too sickly for me and I couldn't finish it.
There are some great moments in the film and the stand out is when Pfeiffer confronts Russell about his intentions. I won't spoil it but she definitely speaks her mind and can say the same thing in two different ways which leaves him a bit dumbfounded. When talking about great scenes I have to mention the pool scene. Just wait for Raul Julia's comments about it and you'll appreciate it.
Soundtrack is all right for middle of the road type stuff, and it does have an Australia group (New Zealanders actually, however we Aussies claim them) called Crowded House. The song plays as Pfeiffer is driving along the beach road past the factories just north of Manhattan.
Quotes
Mr. McKussic, it seems, has been engaged in his business for purely romantic reasons, whilst you have been engaged in romance for purely business reasons
Useless Information
My first DVD
This movie review was published on 04 Nov 2004, by James
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