Rising Sun (Rising Sun (DVD))

Member Name: sharktrager

Product:	Rising Sun (DVD)
Date:	03/04/02 (91 review reads)
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Advantages: Sean Connery (although he doesn't try very hard)

Disadvantages: Wesley Snipes

After JURASSIC PARK, Michael Crichton's writings became popular for a time, and his novel RISING SUN was turned into a movie in 1993.

Directed by Philip Kaufman the film is about the investigation into the murder of a prostitute at the headquarters in Los Angeles of a Japanese company. Investigating the crime is Wesley Snipes. He is assisted by another detective, John Connor, who is taken out of retirement for the job. Connor, played by Sean Connery, knows everything there is to know about Japan and this very much helps the case.

Despite starring in one of my favourite movies, MO' BETTER BLUES, I've never particularly rated Wesley Snipes very highly, and this film doesn't change my mind on that score. Unfortunately, although this could easily have been countered by Sean Connery, who can act Snipes off the screen when he's trying, Connery just seems to be going through the motions here and never really makes me care about his character. Here is on a par with the work he did in MEDICINE MAN - not awful, just mediocre. And that's sad for a man who can give such great performances.

So - not a film I'd watch again.

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