Post by StevePulaski on Nov 27, 2009 14:05:42 GMT -5
Jennifer Connelly rides a horse in "Career Opportunities".
Rating 3½/4 stars.
Finally! We get a film, taking place mostly inside a store. One of my favorite settings in a film. This one takes place in "Target", which, believe it or not was around in 1991. I know some people might know that, but thats news to me.
The film is about Jim Dodge (Frank Whaley) a typical slacker who applies for a well-paying job, but instead gets to work as the night clean-up boy in Target. On his first shift, his trainer leaves him in a locked store with all the lights off. He says he will come back to unlock the door at 7 AM. Jim, unwillingly, turns all the lights back on and finishes his duties early then plans to slack around till dawn.
He meets Josie McClellan (Jennifer Connelly) a run away girl and typical "spoiled rich girl", who purposely stayed in the store after closing. They then get to know each other, and have some fun while being locked in the store. Till they discover a criminal duo (Dermot Mulroney and Kieran Mulroney) have broken into the store holding the teens hostages. But the tables have really turned.
The dialogue in this movie, like most John Hughes Comedies, are funny memorable and quotable lines not used often in current films. Not to mention 80s and 90s morals rarely seen in movies that meet the needs of today's standards.
"Career Opportunities" was a very overlooked movie when released in theaters. It had minimal commercials, plus with known blockbuster competitors like "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II", "Silence of the Lambs", and "Dances With Wolves" we can see why it did poorly. It's rarely spoken about, and only seen in the five dollar bin. Thats the last place it needs to be.
Starring: Frank Whaley, Jennifer Connelly, Dermot Mulroney, and, Kieran Mulroney. Directed by: Bryan Gordon.