| Twilight Review |
| by Frankie Paiva |
| "Doesn't it bother you that people like Catherine Hayward and Jack Ames can
prance right through life with everyone else, guys like you and me left to pick
up the pieces?" Asks Raymond Hope (James Garner) to Harry Ross. (Newman) They
are discussing Susan...more |
| Twilight Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| A feeling comes over you while you're watching Twilight. The simplest way
to describe it is reassurance, a confidence that the movie will not
disappoint you. more |
| Twilight Review |
| by E. Benjamin Kelsey |
| A powerful cast comes together with dulled results in TWILIGHT, four-time
Oscar winning writer/director Robert Benton's latest project, about an ex-
private investigator who makes a return to his gumshoe days when a simple
package delivery turns up a...more |
| Twilight Review |
| by David N. Butterworth |
| After "Nobody's Fool" (the low-key, unsullied Paul Newman drama
from 1994, not the Rosanna Arquette romantic "comedy" from 1986), I had
high hopes for "Twilight," the latest film to team director Robert Benton
with the man whose salad dressing has...more |
| Twilight Review |
| by Michael Redman |
| The lives of older people in the twilight of their years attempting to come to
grips with their shared histories and possible futures is a fascinating topic.
Finding an all-star cast for such a film is a stroke of genius. Combining all
that with a...more |
| Twilight Review |
| by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
| Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, Stockard Channing,
Reese Witherspoon, Giancarlo Esposito, James Garner, Liev Schreiber, M.
Emmet Walsh
Screenplay: Robert Benton, Richard Russo
Producers: Arlene Donovan, Scott...more |
| Twilight Review |
| by Edwin Jahiel |
| TWILIGHT ** 1/2 Directed by Robert Benton. Written by Benton and Richard
Russo. Photography, Piotr Sobocinski. Editing, Carol Littleton. Production
design, David Gropman. Music by Elmer Bernstein. Cast: Paul Newman (Harry
Ross), Susan Sarandon (Catherine...more |
| Twilight Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: Mystery in a minor key. A once-
policeman, once-detective, Harry Ross is now unpaid
an errand boy and friend for a wealthy man. One
errand gets him involved in a murder. Soon the...more |
| Twilight Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| I was reminded throughout 'Twilight' that with all of the
accomplishments the creators of this film have had that none of them
turn in their best work and they didn't intend to. With an Elmer
Bernstein score to keep things running, if you closed your...more |
| Twilight Review |
| by Matt Williams |
| Paul Newman stars as retired detective Harry Ross. Harry has spent the
last couple of years doing odd jobs for Jack and Catherine Ames (Gene
Hackman and Susan Sarandon), a pair of married actors who have fallen
from the limelight. more |
| Twilight Review |
| by Craig Roush |
| Release Date: March 6, 1998
Starring: Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, Stockard Channing,
Reese Witherspoon, James Garner, Liev Schrieber, Margo Martindale, John
Spencer
Directed by: Robert Benton
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating:...more |
| Twilight Review |
| by James Berardinelli |
| United States, 1998
U.S. Release Date: 3/6/98 (wide)
Running Length: 1:35
MPAA Classification: R (Violence, nudity, profanity)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 more |
| Twilight Review |
| by Frederick Vallaeys |
| Twilight: a Crowd Pleaser, But Not For Young People
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"Twilight," a new film by Academy-Award-winning
director Robert Benton, deals with an interesting topic.
While the film is being promoted as a dramatic...more |
| Twilight Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D.
Paramount Pictures
Director: Robert Benton
Writer: Robert Benton & Richard Russo
Cast:Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman,
Stockard Channing, Giancaro Esposito, James Garner, Reese
Witherspoon more |
| Twilight Review |
| by Bill Finch |
| Paul Newman Harry Ross
Susan Sarandon Catherine Ames
Gene Hackman Jack Ames
James Garner Raymond Hope
Stockard Channing Verna more |
| Twilight Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| Three, count 'em, three Academy Award winning thespians in prime
form--Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, and Gene Hackman--lead the cast of
Robert Benton's Twilight. While that would appear to be enough to
distinguish the film, Twilight is curiously missing...more |
| Twilight Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| TWILIGHT is an atmospheric thriller, which unfortunately isn't much
more than that. Written and directed by KRAMER VS. KRAMER's Oscar
winning writer and director Robert Benton, the movie plays like an L.A.
CONFIDENTIAL-lite. It has the mood down...more |
| Twilight Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| TWILIGHT
(Paramount)
Starring: Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, Stockard Channing,
James Garner, Giancarlo Esposito, Reese Witherspoon, Liev Schreiber.
Screenplay: Robert Benton and Richard Russo.
Producers: Arlene Donovan and Scott...more |
