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aka Another 9 1/2 Weeks
I thought there was little chemistry between Mickey and Kim Basigner
in 9 1/2 Weeks but after watching the sequel, I changed my mind.
Comparing the two, the sequel sucks. It lacked the erotism in 9
1/2 Weeks. The result is bland and boring. It was like watching
Angel Heart only minus the mystery and the climax which leaves nothing
much. Everhart didn't quite bring out the character. Fontaine...
I didn't even know who Fontaine was until I looked up the cast list
from IMDB. The Vittorio character was overdone, unecessary and really
irritating...
The story: John flies to
Paris to attend an auction for Elizabeth's paintings in hope of
seeing her again. Instead of finding her, he meets Lea Carlot
(Angie Everhart), Elizabeth's friend, who is the only link to
the elusive woman he loved. Instead of giving him some straight
answers to Elizabeth's whereabouts, Lea taunts and seduces John
with the sexual games he once played with Elizabeth. Finally,
after all that song and dance, he finds out that Elizabeth is
dead.
9 1/2 Weeks, brings us thru' the gradual emotional changes in
Elizabeth from the start to the end of their relationship while
John remains a rather anonymous character. Another 9 1/2 Weeks,
however, focuses on John and reveals more of his inner feelings
(this is about the only part of the movie that I liked). We see
him on a more personal level (hell, this time we even get to know
his sirname!). He might appear to be a lovely scumbag in 9 1/2
Weeks, but in the sequel we discover that he really loves Elizabeth
and regrets losing her. Hell, he even attempted suicide (at the
beginning of the movie). And through Lea's words, we learn how
much impact John had on Elizabeth's life even after she left him.
One particular scene I liked the most was when John arrives at
the auction (that was way before he learns about her death), he
spots someone whom he thinks might be Elizabeth. As he stares
at her backview, the expression on his face speaks volume...
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Mickey Rourke as John Grey
Agathe de La Fontaine as Claire
Angie Everhart as Lea Carlot
Steven Berkoff as Vittorio
Dougray Scott as Charlie
Werner Schreyer as Gilles
Faisal Attia as Drug Dealer #2
Philippe Beglia as Kahidijah
Christine Brandner as Hotel Raphatl Doorman
Sandra Cervik as Hotel Maid
Lana Clarkson as Woman at Fashion Show
Cyrille Cohen as Auctioneer
Sophie Dolce as Cafe Marly Hostess
Carolin Dichtl as Dominatrix
Andrea Eckert as Celeste
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Directed by Anne Goursaud
Year -- 1997
Genre -- Drama
Original music by Francis Haines, Stephen Parsons
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Other Summaries and Reviews
ANOTHER VACUOUS SEQUEL
Mickey Rourke made a couple of provocative films in the 1980s:
"The Wild Orchid'' and "Nine 1/2 Weeks.'' Since then,
he has had little luck with other projects, so he has returned
to the subject matter, and sequels, of his former successes. But
"Wild Orchid 2'' gained little notice a couple of years ago,
and "Another 9 1/2 Weeks'' deserves even less attention.
The movie makes its premiere on the Movie Channel at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)
Saturday, Sept. 20, but is actually an independent production
acquired by the network that will arrive on home video soon. The
tedious and unsatisfying sexual-tease plot finds John (Rourke)
hanging out in darkened hotel rooms in Paris with hookers, still
trying to fill the void left when he was dumped by Elizabeth (Kim
Basinger) 10 years earlier. When he attends an auction of Elizabeth's
artwork in hopes of finding her, he winds up connecting with her
best friend, Lea (Angie Everhart), who initiates a similar kind
of aloof role-playing game that John enjoyed with Elizabeth. But
it isn't the same for John, and it certainly isn't the same for
the audience, who, this time around, will be bored to tears.
text source: Copyright © 1997 UltimateTV, Inc.
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