It was not easy to pick five movies that are underrated. The criteria for picking just five kept changing and my rationale for each is admittedly flawed. I have chosen five movies that I felt are under appreciated as films either for excellent scripts or amazing performances. I welcome comments, debates, or pure disagreements. You see, I love movies and almost everyone has an opinion when it comes to film. I do not profess to know more than anyone when it comes to cinema, but I do believe I bring a unique perspective when it comes to creating these lists. I hope you enjoy my five most underrated movies.
5) Serpico
Pacino sports maybe the coolest beard as he plays an undercover cop. This movie is underrated because most do not talk about this as being one of Al’s shining career moments. His performance still gives me chills.
4) Donnie Darko
Sure it has a cult following, but Jake Gyllenhaal is flat-out scary in this film. Patrick Swayze has an unlikely role and when the truth about his predilection for young children is revealed it is quite shocking. Watching characters go schizo is a dangerous thing in movies, but this film has a visual style that is unmatched in most and carries itself well. Plus, we get to see a six-foot rabbit named Frank.
3) Donnie Brasco
Yup, another Donnie movie. It has always been interesting to me that when “mob” movies are mentioned “Brasco” is very rarely mentioned. It is usually Goodfellas, The Godfather, and Casino. I think “Brasco” is better than Casino because of the two male leads. Pacino( Lefty) and Depp (Joey Pistone) give TWO amazing performances and Michael Madsen (Sonny Black) is quite good too. Pacino brings such sadness to his character and Depp definitely has chemistry with Al.
2) Dazed and Confused
This is a coming of age story that is flawlessly executed. I have never felt so good after watching a movie than I felt watching Dazed and Confused. It is the quintessential “greatest night of our lives” movie ever made and in my opinion surpasses American Graffitti on almost every level. Great performance by Matthew McConaughey as Wooderson. I get older, but this movie gets better with age.
1) The Ice Storm
Ang Lee’s crowning achievement in my opinion. In a movie about human relationships, it has never been handled so well. Lee explores the implications of relationships through literal and symbolic terms. This movie was truly heartbreaking for me to watch and I spent days thinking about it after seeing it in an empty theater. I guess the effect it had on me is why I have it listed has the most underrated movie. It did not get the critical acclaim it deserved.
5 comments:
Dazed and Confused and Donnie Brasco are definitely classics but are they underrated? It's hard to say. Dazed is certainly not forgotten among people who were in college when it came out. And the critics always mention it as the gem it was when they talk about the early careers of McConaughey, Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, and to a lesser extent Parker Posey. That Slater dude just doesn't feel right now when he shows up in movies with short hair.
As far as Donnie Brasco I think it catapulted Johnny Depp into stardom. But the truly underrated movie from his catalogue is Don Juan Demarco. Brilliant. Genius. And the only good thing Brando ever did after he got fat.
Dazed and Confused is beloved by guys aour age, but I feel it under appreciated as a movie
I have to agree with your assessment on Donnie Brasco. I think the definition of underrated is what defines this as a qualifier. It does not have the instant name-ability of movies from the mob genre like Casino, Godfather or Goodfellas that have been around longer. It never reached the status of those movies in that area, therefore it is not as appreciated for what it is… A totally original masterpiece.
Donnie Brasco blurs the lines of good and evil to show how insignificant the difference between the two qualities are when examined closely. It shows that those with good intentions can be perceived as bad and those with bad intentions can be illustrated as good. The difference between good and evil is a matter of perspective. The difference between established and underrated films is how quickly we can access them from the tip of our tongue.
In my opinion, there is no greater example of underrated than Donnie Brasco. While I believe it is not the best movie of the mob genre; it is still an excellent movie that revealed another layer of the complicated underworld of the mafia. The combination of Depp and Pacino make this movie an unforgettable tale that is a worthy addition to any DVD collection.
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