Touch (1997) / Movie [VHS]
by Paul Schrader
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Actor: LL Cool J; Gina Gershon; Conchata Ferrell; John Doe; Christopher WalkenDirector: Paul Schrader
Edition: VHS Tape
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Original recording reissued
Running Time: 96 minutes
Release Date: 1999-10-05
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
VHS Movie Reviews of Touch (1997) / Movie [VHS]
Movie Review: some movies are my friends
Summary: 4 Stars
It may be weird but some movies I watch over and over, maybe not sit down and watch but have going as a background to chores, etc. I call those movies "my friend". This is one of those movies for me. It is romantic and quirky. The movie is pretty without lots of fussy, overdone set design. The characters can really shine. You will see an older Skeet as the star of Jericho on TV.
Summary of Touch (1997) / Movie [VHS]
Writer-director Paul Schrader is best known for dark examinations of the human soul; he wrote Taxi Driver and wrote and directed such austere character studies as Mishima and Affliction. So it's not surprising that when he made a comedy it turned out to be a little off kilter. What may catch fans off guard is the sweetness and gentle rhythms of Touch, adapted from Elmore Leonard's novel about an unassuming faith healer. Down-on-his-luck evangelist Bill Hill (Christopher Walken) discovers Juvenal (Skeet Ulrich), a former monk with a gift. Hill swiftly enrolls his former assistant Lynn (Bridget Fonda) to get close to Juvenal and discover if his healing touch is for real. After witnessing Juvenal's power--and the stigmata that accompanies it--Lynn feels drawn to and frightened of the low-key healer, who slowly courts her as he in turn is wooed by Hill and a number of other religious and media vultures, culminating in a confrontation on a talk show hosted by Gina Gershon (Showgirls). Touch features quirky cameos by Janeane Garofalo, John Doe, and Lolita Davidovich, but the real juice of the movie comes from the likeable, assured, and surprisingly subtle performances of Ulrich and Fonda; their chemistry gives them both a relaxed sexiness that some of their other movies lack. Despite being a bit miscast, Walken comes up with some surprising and very funny moments of mischief. The movie also gets a boost from a crackling soundtrack by Dave Grohl of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters. --Bret FetzerComedy VHS Video
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