UPDATE: It turns out that he was thinking of a scene from “Rick,” a film that was out a couple of years ago, with Bill Pullman. Spooky. And, as a matter of fact, Ebert’s review has now been corrected, and the mistakes are gone.
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Roger Ebert’s review of “In Good Company” is very very strange indeed.
(Kudos to Steven Greydanus for catching this bizarro review.)
First of all, he says,
It’s about a corporate culture that tries to be evil and fails.
I’ve seen the movie, and I have no idea what this means.
Secondly, he recounts this scene:
“You’re kind of a bizarrely honest guy,” Carter tells Dan, who replies: “No, just around you.”
Wrong. That conversation happens between Carter and Dan’s daughter, Alex.
But then, the third problem, and it’s a whopper!
There is a bizarre episode where Carter takes Dan out drinking, in a club where patrons can observe each other via closed-circuit TV, and then hurries back to his office to join an X-rated chat room.
This scene DOES NOT OCCUR in the film. And nothing even remotely resembling it takes place.
Perhaps he was reviewing the “UNRATED/UNCUT” DVD version of the movie. 😉
Or more likely…he saw an advanced screening in which those things did occur but were changed before the actual release and he didn’t rewatch the film
It turns out that he was thinking of a scene from “Rick,” a film that was out a couple of years ago, with Bill Pullman. Spooky. And, as a matter of fact, Ebert’s review has now been corrected, and the mistakes are gone.
Unrelated to this post but…
Julie, you live in San Jose? I’m in Santa Clara (the part that’s right down the street from San Jose). Small world….
Looked for a blog of yours on here, but didn’t see anything. If you have a space you write, send me an email. I’m always looking for local blogs/journals to read. (lara@withinwithout.org).
Sorry, Jeffrey….