With Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Mercedes Ruehl. Directed by Terry Gilliam. A radio "shock jock" is fired when his jokes inspire a man to shoot several people in a restaurant. With nowhere to go, the DJ hits the streets where he meets a mentally-unbalanced man whose life was perfect until his wife was killed at the restaurant.
I really have not seen a movie that I enjoyed on this level in awhile. The performances of both Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams were so fun to watch. It was like they were dancing. I began to think about just how underappreciated I think Jeff Bridges is by most people. I think he does a great job, especially in The Fisher King. I do not feel as though I need to justify Robin Williams' career to any of you...
It was a truly unique film that I enjoyed very much.
Understand that in my euphoric state of review for this movie I am not saying it was otherworldly. It was not the best movie I have ever seen. I do not mean to rave about it. It was simply very good.
Have you ever had a movie that just tapped something loose inside you and gave you that "hmmm, this is a really good movie" feeling?
One prime example of why I liked the movie was when Parry sees Lydia come walking through the crowd and all of a sudden all of the hustling and bustling commuters are waltzing around the room. The only two people not caught in dance are Parry and Lydia. Once she is out of his sight, the dancing was no more. It was this little detail set among others of the sort that show that maybe there was a little extra effort put into direction of The Fisher King. I have to say it was appreciated.
Buy The Fisher King $11.95
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