March 14, 1998
The Man In The Iron Mask
Perhaps long hair is on the way back in.
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Capsule review, although everyone who's likely to see The Man In The Iron Mask has already done so: flawed, flawed, flawed, somewhat silly, sometimes boring. Mainly because there's no protagonist--is it D'Artagnan? It sure isn't Leo vs. Leo in the non-acting matchup of the century.
I didn't hate this movie, but right now I'm even having trouble remembering it. There was just very little energy to this movie, despite Jeremy Irons's (still a babe) and John Malkovich's best efforts. And Gerard Depardieu--please, let's have no more of this man in our American movies; he can go back to being in every French movie, the way that he likes (and that French law stipulates). Leo Di Caprio, though...now there's a mystery. He looks like a girl through most of this movie, and all I could think was, the reason that he's such a big heartthrob is that he's safe. Teenage girls are not going to be menaced by a guy who clearly doesn't even have to shave.
 As a public service to all of you out there as interested in showbiz gossip as I am, I provide you with the links I check to get my fix:
(Michael Musto's column has tons of blind items this week; check it out and see if you can guess who's who.) As always, I am interested in any new gossip sites you may happen upon: Tell Diane where you get gossip. |
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