- DavidBunnyDad13 luglio 2026Touting this hedonistic paean to bro culture -- whose sexual politics have aged about as well as co-star Kevin Spacey's reputation -- is a tough sell in our current age of wokeness, but I'll do my best. David Rabe's adaptation of his own play depicts the hard-partying lifestyle of Hollywood casting directors and roommates Eddie (Sean Penn) and Mickey (Spacey), along with their friends Artie (Garry Shandling) and Phil (Chazz Palminteri). These two guys have the exact same life: Same house, same job, same friends and same women. Only Eddie never stops fretting over the meaning of it all, while Mickey surfs through life with a smile and a smirk for everyone. Penn is quite good as Eddie -- he mines considerable pathos from this neurotic lost soul. But Spacey's hollow performance as Mickey might be even more pathetic. While Eddie feels all the highs and lows of life, Mickey doesn't seem to experience anything at all. He may be the one who's truly lost. Meanwhile, Palminteri nearly steals the film. He's never been better as Phil, whose frightening volatility hides the most sensitive soul of the group. Anna Paquin, Robin Wright Penn and Meg Ryan do their best to enliven the film's female characters, who are basically male fantasies. Paquin probably fares best as a perky young plaything passed around by the boys, while Wright Penn is typically drab as a woman idealized all out of proportion by Eddie and Mickey for the simple virtue of not being a bimbo. There's no denying Hurley Burley's misogyny. The seamless updating of Rabe's 1984 play to the late '90s proves how easily rampant sexism and white male privilege transferred from the go-go Reagan era to the age of Clinton. It's a guilty pleasure all right, but also a damn fun watch. And despite the script's regressive treatment of women, this is not a shallow film: It has thoughtful things to say about how elusive contentment can be, even for people who seemingly have it all. Eddie lives in an awesome house in the hills and drives an expensive sports car, his friends are a riot, his job allows him to snort coke at the office and coerce sexual favors from the most desirable women in the world -- and he's still unhappy? Perhaps this is a film only Billy Graham could love ... and me, I guess.
- CravanThePugilist20 aprile 2026Whoa... I just saw the reviews/ratings. I assumed this movie was highly regarded... tbf, I've not seen it in probably over a decade at this point, but... I loved this movie. I've seen it at least 3 times. I thought everyone was incredible acting-wise, I loved the script, I loved seeing this seedy weird shit & ditto for the relationships... I'll rewatch it soon with a friend I've been meaning to show it to & update this if need be... but idk I reckon it's a good 9.5, & I'm rounding up on that bitch.
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Bugie, baci, bambole & bastardi è stato rilasciato il 25 dicembre 1998.
Bugie, baci, bambole & bastardi era diretto da Anthony Drazan.
Bugie, baci, bambole & bastardi ha una durata di 2h 2min.
Bugie, baci, bambole & bastardi è stato prodotto da Anthony Drazan, Richard N. Gladstein, David Hamburger.
Sullo sfondo della Los Angeles di fine millennio, si muovono Eddie, Mickey e Phil. Sono amici e lavorano nell'industria dello spettacolo. Eddie fa il direttore di cast, nel cinema ma anche nella televisione; Mickey, insieme a lui, tiene i rapporti con i produttori; Phil, un attore, attualmente senza lavoro, è disperato, e cerca di diventare una persona brava e seria, vorrebbe avere un figlio insieme alla moglie Susy che lui trascura troppo. Una sera a casa di Eddie viene invitata Bonnie, una prostituta che poi va via con Phil. Ma lungo la strada Phil apre lo sportello della macchina e la butta fuori...
I personaggi principali di Bugie, baci, bambole & bastardi sono Eddie (Sean Penn), Mickey (Kevin Spacey), Darlene (Robin Wright).
Bugie, baci, bambole & bastardi è votato T.
Bugie, baci, bambole & bastardi è un film Dramma, Commedia.
Bugie, baci, bambole & bastardi ha una valutazione di 6.5 su 10 dal pubblico.
Bugie, baci, bambole & bastardi aveva un budget di 4 Mln USD.
Bugie, baci, bambole & bastardi ha guadagnato 1,8 Mln USD al botteghino.