Review of Mr. Jones (1993) by Jonathan Rosenbaum for Chicago Reader — 28 Jan 2018
Another chapter in the ongoing struggle between the talented Mike Figgis (Stormy Monday, Internal Affairs, Liebestraum) and studio recutters and reshooters, this intriguing but unsatisfying love story between a manic-depressive (Richard Gere at his best) and his sympathetic therapist (Lena Olin) makes memorable uses of both its west-coast settings and its cast (which also includes Anne Bancroft), but, like Liebestraum, it seems to come to us with several parts missing.
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This review of Mr. Jones (1993) was written by Jonathan Rosenbaum and published by Chicago Reader on 28 January 2018.
Mr. Jones has generally received mixed reviews.
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