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Swimming With Sharks on DVD (1995)
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While not in the same class as The Player, this savage Tinseltown satire from director George Huang is often hilarious in between its bouts of numbingly bleak cynicism. Unfolding its story in a series of flashbacks, it features Frank Whaley as the hapless assistant of heartless Hollywood mogul Kevin Spacey, who enjoys exercising his power right down to the brand of sweetener he wants in his coffee. Spacey's dazzling portrayal of the acid-tongued executive is the most memorable facet of this tar-black comedy, which is heavy on industry in-jokes and vicious put-downs. Entertainment Weekly "...Spacey takes this archetypal jerk to new levels of tyrannical bravado in the exuberantly nasty SWIMMING WITH SHARKS..." -- Rating: B+ Time Out Nobody hates Hollywood like the people who live and work there. Most movie-movies concentrate on the creative talent:... Read more on www.timeout.com Members ReviewsReviews Voted Most HelpfulMost Recent Reviews |
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