Throughout September I will be raiding my collection of favourite movies to review one a day, with a focus on overlooked and underappreciated films.
Where to find it: FreeVee on Amazon Prime
Length: 115 minutes
Synopsis: Wealthy socialites take in, and are taken in by, a con artist
Recommendation rating: 3/5
What I like about it: Will Smith, dialogue
What I don’t like about it: overlong, poor pacing
Review:
This talky play based on a true story stars Donald Sutherland and Stockard Channing as moneyed New York socialites who take a young man into their home because he claims to be the son of Sidney Poitier and they want a story to tell their friends. Will Smith plays the young man in question with confidence and if occasional nerves show through, it’s hidden by his character’s quick-thinking lies. A perfect performance and the first of many times Smith has been robbed of an Oscar.
Content notes (may contain spoilers): sex