Butch isn't a nice guy, we see plenty of examples of this, but he is kind to the boy, and Phillip isn't a cute movie kid, and with his natural performance and expressive face, he does not come off as a child actor either (which is the highest compliment I can give) This isn't just KC's best performance, it's probably my personal favourite KC performance too. The heart of the movie is the relationship between Butch and Phillip. The movie has a prison break, a kidnapping and murders but it's not really about any of their things, it's so much deeper than that. Not only because A Perfect World features the best performance of KC's career, it may also the best movie Clint Eastwood has directed, yes I am including my own personal favourite, The Outlaw Josie Wales and Oscar winning Unforgiven in that statement. The trailers didn't really help, as they were uninspiring to say the least, and didn't convey the tone of the movie at all. KC was Hollywoods golden boy, producing hit after hit (Dances With Wolves, Prince Of Thieves, JFK and The Bodyguard) whilst Eastwood had just won a pair of Oscars for Unforgiven, and had a hit with In The Line Of Fire, yet for some reason audiences stayed away. On paper, the film should have produced an instant box office hit.
Lowther) In hot pursuit is a Texas Ranger, Red Garrett (Clint Eastwood) A Perfect World is not a great movie, it's an underrated masterpiece that has somehow slipped through the cracks, despite great reviews (I remember one saying "You'll be Unforgiven For Missing A Perfect World) it was overlooked on its initial release, and has been largely forgotten since. Plot In A Paragraph: Butch Haynes (KC) escapes from prison and kidnaps a young boy (T.J. Reviewed by slightlymad22 10 / 10 Kevin Costner's Greatest PerformanceĬontinuing my plan to watch every Kevin Costner movie in order, I come to 1993's A Perfect World.
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