Cecil B. DeMented Reviews

I don’t remember why exactly but I’m pretty sure I ended up watching this flick in the movie theater when I was living in England. Anyway, I thought it sounded really cool but the whole thing was not really mind-blowing eventually. First of all, even though Melanie Griffith was a fine choice and perfectly fit John Waters style, I really had a hard time with Stephen Dorff. Indeed, I think Dorff is one of the most underwhelming actors and he pretty much ruins most of the movies he is involved with. Still, I shouldn’t blame it solely on Stephen Dorff though. Indeed, like most of the movies directed by John Waters, it starts up with a decent concept with quite some potential but the execution is far from being amazing, I’m afraid. Sure, it is intriguing but it never becomes spellbinding and I wish he developed a little bit more his characters and/or his plots. Still, it is always awesome that Waters sets all his movies in Baltimore, my favorite US city which I have visited so many times. To conclude, even though I thought it was slightly disappointing, it was at least was miles better than the even more disappointing 'A Dirty Shame' , Waters' following directing effort, and I think it is worth a look.