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Johnny Handsome Reviews

1988

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A small-time criminal with a disfigured face takes the rap of a soured robbery. In jail, he receives a new face and is granted parole. He begins an honest life, but his old partners show up to spoil his plans, except he has plans too - of revenge. Read more

Starring	Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Lance Henriksen, Morgan Freeman
Director	Walter Hill
Genres	Drama

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- "...It becomes a flashy crime drama played by a furiously vibrant cast in [a] hardboiled yet over-the-top manner....Barkin enthusiastically tarts up the story..."
- 10072
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  Lost in Time!
  
  Now this film may have one of the worst special effects make up Job for 'Johnny Handsome' in Movie history BUT if you want a top class bring you back to... read more »
  
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  - mike french
  - Somerset
  - 07 Jul 2004 at 10:00
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  very predictable
  
  Film had quite a bit of action in it,but ending was predictable after first ten minutes.
  
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  - leeds england
  - 12 Jun 2005 at 09:14
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  hidden gem
  
  if your looking for a well acted thriller then this is the film for you. mickey is in his prime he plays the role very well, morgan freemen is also good, makes ... read more »
  
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  - cornwall,england
  - 27 Jan 2005 at 20:22
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  Handsomely tragic
  
  Johnny Handsome is a film that can be apprecitated by action film buffs or people after a good tear jerker or Mickey Rourke fans. This is not only a sad story ... read more »
  
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- - Anonymous
  - London
  - 26 Sep 2004 at 13:05
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  Lost in Time!
  
  Now this film may have one of the worst special effects make up Job for 'Johnny Handsome' in Movie history BUT if you want a top class bring you back to... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 9166
- - mike french
  - Somerset
  - 07 Jul 2004 at 10:00
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- - 2
  - 0
  Lost in Time!
  
  Now this film may have one of the worst special effects make up Job for 'Johnny Handsome' in Movie history BUT if you want a top class bring you back to... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 9166
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - mike french
  - Somerset
  - 07 Jul 2004 at 10:00
- - 1
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  hidden gem
  
  if your looking for a well acted thriller then this is the film for you. mickey is in his prime he plays the role very well, morgan freemen is also good, makes ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - cornwall,england
  - 27 Jan 2005 at 20:22
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  very predictable
  
  Film had quite a bit of action in it,but ending was predictable after first ten minutes.
  
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- - a customer
  - leeds england
  - 12 Jun 2005 at 09:14
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  Handsomely tragic
  
  Johnny Handsome is a film that can be apprecitated by action film buffs or people after a good tear jerker or Mickey Rourke fans. This is not only a sad story ... read more »
  
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- - Anonymous
  - London
  - 26 Sep 2004 at 13:05

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Critics' reviews
- "...It becomes a flashy crime drama played by a furiously vibrant cast in [a] hardboiled yet over-the-top manner....Barkin enthusiastically tarts up the story..."
- 10072
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...The movie is spiced with malicious wit and dazzling performances....In this brutal, gripping film, Rourke means to get under our skin. And does..."
- 10073
- - Rolling Stone
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Part criminological essay, part revenge thriller, this adaptation of John Godey's novel The Three Worlds of Johnny... read more on Time Out
- 44724
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
- A thriller of betrayal and double-cross that never fully engages the attention.
- 31475
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42

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  A small-time criminal with a disfigured face takes the rap of a soured robbery. In jail, he receives a new face and is granted parole. He begins an honest life, but his old partners show up to spoil his plans, except he has plans too - of revenge....