冬之死

一位原新露头脚现刚离开家庭或学校出来工作缺乏经验的女演员被引诱到一座偏远的豪宅进行试镜，很快发觉她实际上是一名处于勒索阴谋中的囚犯。I continue to be surprised, time after time, by how bad William Penn can be as a film-maker. From the excellent "Bonnie and Clyde", that quintessential American pulp classic, Peen seems to have simply dropped to the level of the listlessly bizarre "Alice's Restaurant", the disappointing mainstream Hoffman vehicle "The Little Big Man", and the chewed-up conspiracy-rescue cliche in "Night Moves". As if Penn was worried that he had not damaged his reputation enought, now he gave us this lethargically awful story called "Dead of Winter", a thriller without thrills, featuring flat, one-dimensional characters that seem cut out of paper board and put together a few minutes vefore the shooting starts. As if the awful plot and poor characterization were not bad enough, the female lead is the fearlessly boring Mary Steenburgen. It is fine to stash away this actress with a negative charisma and no in-depth acting ability to speak of, in some minor supporting role, where she may conscienciously work towards her ill-deserved Oscar. But what devious mind would put all her inadequacies in the limelight of a leading role? Penn's, obviously.