| Henry Fool Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| I was disappointed in Hartley's most ambitious film to date; I expected
more than what was delivered. The story is interesting enough, about a
passive, sexually repressed garbageman named Grim (Urbaniak), who is
content with his sullen life, and a...more |
| Henry Fool Review |
| by Michael Summers |
| I found this film in the new release section of my local video chain. I
selected it largely on the strength of its description as a "biting
black-comedy". Well, this film falls short as a comedy, but that complaint is
really more of an indictment of...more |
| Henry Fool Review |
| by Seth Bookey |
| This completely down-and-out variation on *Down and Out in Beverly Hills*,
which in itself is a variation of *Boudu Saved from Drowning*, is a more
disastrous time for the people who get involved with the mysterious and
disheveled bum who drifts into...more |
| Henry Fool Review |
| by Seth Bookey |
| This completely down-and-out variation on Down and Out in Beverly Hills,
which in itself is a variation of Boudu Saved From Drowning, is a more
disastrous time for the people who get involved with the mysterious and
disheveled bum who drifts into their...more |
| Henry Fool Review |
| by Kian Amidian |
| “HENRY FOOL” (1998)
DIR/WTR/COMP: HAL HARTLEY
CINEMATOGRAPHY: MICHAEL SPILLER
STARS: JAMES URBANIAK, THOMAS JAY RYAN,
PARKER POSEY, and MARIA POTTER.
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS more |
| Henry Fool Review |
| by James Sanford |
| HENRY FOOL (Sony Pictures Classics) Directed by Hal Hartley
Simon can feel something's on the way. Standing in the street near his
home in Queens, Simon puts his ear to the ground and picks up the sound
of Henry's footsteps, coming steadily down the...more |
| Henry Fool Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D.
Sony Pictures Classics
Director: Hal Hartley
Writer: Hal Hartley
Cast: James Urbaniak, Maria Porter, Parker Posey, Thomas
Jay Ryan, Kevin Corrigan, Miho Nikaido, Chuck Montgomery,
Nicholas Hope more |