Narrow Margin written and directed by Peter Hyams - 9 out of 10

 

Narrow Margin written and directed by Peter Hyams

9 out of 10

 

 

Let us be clear, this is not an outstanding motion picture, however, you have the chance to see the glorious Gene Hackman at work, not at his zenith, that was in The French Connection http://realini.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-french-connection-based-on-book-by.html for which he received one of his Oscars

 

The other was, of course, for the iconic Unforgiven http://realini.blogspot.com/2020/07/one-of-realini-top-20-best-movies-ever.html and the two Academy Awards show the versatility of the fabulous performer.

In the former, he is the epitome of the determined, resilient, wonderful man of the law, relentless, courageous in his pursuit of the drug barons – albeit, if we apply the rules of the present, his behaviors would be condemned…

 

In Unforgiven, Gene Hackman has the role of a sheriff, so on the side of the law again, only this time, the personage is so corrupt that audiences cheer when he (spoiler alert) gets the bullet, after torturing and killing Clint Eastwood’s friend, Morgan Freeman, we are talking about their characters, evidently…

For Narrow Margin, Gene Hackman is an assistant chief prosecutor, and almost a role model, showing again bravery, creativity, loyalty, integrity and the list is much longer, where we can throw in some flaws…

 

Anne Archer is Hunnicut, and the film starts with this personage witnessing a murder, ordered by a Mafia (or some other such criminal outfit) boss, after which she goes into hiding, realizing the danger she is in

Nonetheless, Gene Hackman is the assistant chief prosecutor (or some such position) Robert Caulfield – I just realized that this is the name of the hero of Catcher in The Rye http://realini.blogspot.com/2018/01/franny-and-zooey-by-jd-salinger.html - and the hero is working to get head mobster

 

When the police searched at the scene of the murder, they have found the fingerprints of a person that had not been in the database initially (things were different in 1990, they had no cellular phones, for instance)

The federal files have them though, and they belong to a woman that had taken part in some protests (for a good cause, maybe green) and therefore she had been arrested and they know where she is

 

The head of the office does not think he can authorize the expense involving a helicopter in the middle of the Canadian forests, and hence, he will be suspected as being in cahoots with the villains (but as it is the scheme, we may be wrong on this and some other conclusions, surprises must appear in a thriller)

It is a bit confusing here, for somehow, Robert Caulfield does get a helicopter and lands near the cabin in the woods, along with Sargent portrayed by Emmet Walsh, a fabulous actor, remarkable in some many films, including the overwhelming Blood Simple http://realini.blogspot.com/2018/02/blood-simple-by-joel-and-ethan-coen.html which launched the career of the Coen Brothers

 

As they try to convince Hunnicut to testify, and she refuses, stating the peril she is in, another chopper is there, and a killer starts shooting off with a machine gun, bullet spraying everything in the chalet

The Sargent is dead, Caulfield takes his would be witness through the window in the back, jumps into a Ford SUV (which is what I have, a Ranger, but mind you, if it is a guzzling monster, then I can prove that I cycle and use the vehicle for only about twenty miles the whole year…for the rest, it is the spouse who takes it, so blame her) and then off to the forest road and into the woods altogether, without getting killed

 

That sounds incredible, but hey, think about a comedy wherein they tell you that this fraud, who is also an absolute idiot, with Narcissistic Personality Disorder and other ailments is not in prison or a lunatic asylum (yes, this is politically incorrect but god damn it, I am infuriated, and then who is still here anyway)

He is…elected president of the free world, seventy million and more vote for him, and not just once, many will embrace him again next year, we just have to hope that the opponent gets more than that…

 

It was just at the news (and this is a daily routine) that the massive crook was giving away details about nuclear submarines to some Australian guy, who in his turn told scores of people…on CNN they had a former secretary of defense and he explained how these subs are pretty damn special in their plans

The enemies can target airplanes and everything else, but the subs are quiet, under the oceans, elusive and stealthy, at least until the Big Traitor gives away the information desperately sleeked by Russia, China, north Korea and others to hoi polloi, and to think that he wants to execute General Milley for…treason

 

 

Now for a question, and invitation – maybe you have a good idea on how we could make more than a million dollars with this http://realini.blogspot.com/2022/02/unique-in-world.html?q=unique+in+the+world   – as it is, this is a unique technique, which we could promote, sell, open the Oscars show with or something and then make lots of money together, if you have the how, I have the product, I just do not know how to get the befits from it, other than the exercise per se

 

As for my role in the Revolution that killed Ceausescu, a smaller Mao, there it is http://realini.blogspot.com/2022/03/realini-in-newsweek-participant-in.html

 

From To The Heritage:

‘Fiction is infinitely preferable to real life...As long as you avoid the books of Kafka or Beckett, the everlasting plot of fiction has fewer futile experiences than the careless plot of reality...Fiction's people are fuller, deeper, cleverer, more moving than those in real life…Its actions are more intricate, illuminating, noble, profound…There are many more dramas, climaxes, romantic fulfillment, twists, turns, gratified resolutions…Unlike reality, all of this you can experience without leaving the house or even getting out of bed…What's more, books are a form of intelligent human greatness, as stories are a higher order of sense…As random life is to destiny, so stories are to great authors, who provided us with some of the highest pleasures and the most wonderful mystifications we can find…Few stories are greater than Anna Karenina, that wise epic by an often foolish author…’

‚parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus’

“the Meaning of Life...Well, it's nothing very special. Try and be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try and live together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations.”