Most Helpful Customer Reviews
|
|
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
I totally disagree with the Amazon review !, 31 Oct 2003
Sure, neither Jamie Gertz or Andrew Mcarthy are ever likely to win an oscar, but you can never knock James Spader or Robert Downey Jr, who both play fantastic parts in this. It's also nothing like the book, which isn't a bad thing !
Maybe it affected me more because I grew up in the 80's, but I really identified with the characters and the things they were being exposed to. It's set in LA, but it could be any city really, as it goes through what happens after kids leave university full of hope and big ideas, then they realise things aren't always quite so rosy in the big wide world. Sure, none of these characters struggle financially at first since they are all from wealthy families, but the temptations they come across and the decisions they have to make are no different to those that face all young people.
The soundtrack is another plus - you can't beat the Bangles can you ?!?
Well worth watching...a bit of a cult favourite, and a must for any Robert Downey Jr fan !
|
|
|
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Travesty!, 5 Mar 2006
I couldn't quite believe my eyes when I watched this film. As a fan of Bret Easton Ellis's novel "Lezz Than Zero", I was ecstatic to discover that there was a film adaptation and, best of all, it had actually been made in the 80s and therfore would, hopefully, capture the 80s influence that made the novel what it was. I set out to watch the film expecting it to be as thrillingly nihilistic and caustic as the novel, but was dissapointed to discover that, in making the film, Kanievska had completely missed the point. The fact that the novel's protagonist, Clay, is effectively numb to the events of the story (his most extreme emotions displayed generally being that of mild distaste and occasionally desperation) should never have been overlooked! Whilst I can accept that a story often loses aspects of itslef having made the transition from novel to film, I found it impossible to ignore the glaring deviations from the original text. Kanievska not only changed the dialogue, many of the scenes, and the plot, but also the emotions a reader/viewer leaves the story with. Here, "Less Than Zero" has gone from being a distressing account of the Reagan 80s that leaves the reader both numb and overwhelmed at the same time, to an unimpressive, underwhelming chore of a film!
|
|
|
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great must see movie, 22 Oct 2000
By A Customer
Less Than Zero is a must see movie for all you Robert Downey Jr fans out there. The story revolves around a group of three friends, who all grew up together, through their college years. However, after graduation Julian (Robert Downey Jr) becomes addicted to cocain,.... This however,leads Julian into a series of bad debts, which puts a strain on their friendship as they grow ever more apart. "Less Than Zero" is really what Julian is. But with help from his friends they put him back on the road to recovery, a true test of freindship
|
|
|
Most Recent Customer Reviews
|
![Less Than Zero [DVD] [1987]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Q24YZ7GYL._SL75_SS50_.jpg)
![Rules Of Attraction [DVD] [2002]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51C8g%2BGlwEL._SL75_SS50_.jpg)
![Kiss Kiss Bang Bang [DVD] [2005]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EXKCT2ETL._SL75_SS50_.jpg)
![Rules Of Attraction [DVD] [2002]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51C8g%2BGlwEL._SL500_SS90_.jpg)
DVD ~ James Van Der Beek
by Bret Easton Ellis
![The Singing Detective [DVD] [2003]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PY34YDRAL._SL500_SS90_.jpg)
DVD ~ Robert Downey Jr.
by Bret Easton Ellis
![Fur - An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus [DVD] [2006]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51z1Fjvs4uL._SL500_SS90_.jpg)
DVD ~ Nicole Kidman
