Storyville | | Cast : | James Spader, Joanne Whalley | | Director : | Mark Frost | | Studio : | Columbia Tristar Hom | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned | | Released Date : | January 01, 1992 | | DVD Released Date : | October 14, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | March 07, 2005 | | Summary | Spader keeps this at bay....a mystery with little life.... | Content
 | James Spader (Tv's Boston Legal and The Practice, Stargate) stars as a lawyer running for congress. His father just died, he's divorced and he's being beat by his opponent in the campaign race. Spader has a steamy fling with Vietnamese chick Charlotte Lewis and he doesnt know that her blackmailing father videotaped them doing the deed but she comes to his house and so Spader with the girl go try to get the tapes back but Spader ends up getting knocked out and when he wakes up the girl is gone and the only thing is the dead father with a knife by his side. So, he scrams it fleeing the scene of the crime and the next thing you know the girl is put on trial and he takes the case. Spader keeps this to a 2 star rating with his performance. The supporting cast dont add up to their potential. The result is a mystery drama with little life and breath. You can see the end coming a mile away...well I did anyway. Also starring Jason Robards (Enemy Of The State, Magnolia), Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Jeff Perry (Tv's Nash Bridges), Piper Laurie and Michael Parks (From Dusk Till Dawn, Kill Bill 1 and 2). |
| Rating | | | Date | June 23, 2004 | | Summary | Left open ends | Content
| I'm a huge fan of Spader but this was not one of his best. Some parts of the plot was difficult to follow because it was boring and my mind kind of wandered off. The problem I have with this film is the use of the "Vietnamese" woman to carry out the plot. Not only was it bad for the film, it gave (...)viewers like me a bad taste in my mouth once the movie was over. The woman looked nothing like (...)and she was just a medium to add (...)and violence into the film. Plus, her fate was left untold after the trial. There's nothing realistic about this movie and Spader's character is not very likable though he's suppose to play the good guy. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 22, 2004 | | Summary | This movie wasn't really great... | Content
| I found this movie to be a little too drawn out and confusing, but James Spader did a fairly good job with his role (even though his more recent works are much better). One good thing about this film was the beautiful scenery, colors and lighting in many of the scenes. I just couldn't get into this movie...James Spader's acting abilities were just not at their best in this picture. |
| Rating | | | Date | September 14, 2003 | | Summary | A great,, sensual film about New Orleans and the south... | Content
| Storyville has always been one of my favorite films, and now it is finally coming to DVD. It is an interesting and stylish brew, much as if Tennessee Williams was channeled by David Lynch as told to Woodward & Bernstein. The story revolves around Cray Fowler, a young ne'er-do-well scion of old south wealth, played by James Spader, attempting to unravel a family mystery about his father's suicide, the submerged dealings of the past that built the family fortune, and the present day intrigues of his family and his uncle's drive to have Cray Fowler elected a state senator. Behind all this is a wonderful cast of characters and a standout performance by Joanne Whalley as a district attorney and former live in lover of Spader's character. Whalley does a fantastic, sensuous southern accent, and the relationship between Whalley and Spader is understated, ironic, and high on heat and barely restrained lust. Just great stuff. The film is helped immensely by filming on location in New Orleans and southern Louisiana, and the visuals really conjure the Big Easy in heat, of summer and otherwise. A notable supporting role is that of Spader's estranged wife, a dim witted, greedy and vivacious southern debutante type wonderfully played by Justine Shapiro, who went on to wider fame as the host of the Lonely Planet travel series. Great fun, very sensual and a wonderful and vastly under appreciated film. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 17, 1999 | | Summary | Holds one's attention | Content
| Essentially the misadventures of a young man (Spader), acting rather stupidly, this mystery drama at least keeps one watching throughout its running time. It's a semi-thriller about a rich, southern young lawyer running for congress, attempting to uncover the web of deceit that has been spun around him by opponents unknown, following off from his father's death. Spader gives a terrific, ultra cool performance as the hotshot lawyer and is given strong support all round, notable from Jason Robards. Director Frost (who worked with David Lynch on the cult TV series, "Twin Peaks") keeps the plot moving along at a moderate pace, but one can't help but think it could have been better if the plot had revolved around something more substantial that Spader's whim. |
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