Throughout the film Butch becomes somewhat of a father figure to the fatherless Buzz, while Butch feels the same way, and tries to teach the boy simple male instincts, i.e.: Peeing on trees, riding on top of cars for a thrill. Butch ends up ridding them of his fellow prison escapee (very cool scene), and begins a male-bonding relationship with the young boy who he begins to refer to as "Buzz." They are, of course, running from the police and are trying to keep low-profile. It follows a prison escapee, Butch (Kevin Costner) who kidnaps a boy from his home with another prison escapee who he is not fond of. If you enjoy good heart-warming road-style movies, then this will be your thing. This is one of the best films directed by Clint Eastwood. A PERFECT WORLD is one of his boldest works. Following WHITE HUNTER, BLACK HEART and UNFORGIVEN, A PERFECT WORLD shows Eastwood as a filmmaker at the absolute height of his creative powers. With a woman criminologist (Laura Dern) and a trigger-happy federal agent along for the ride, Garnett chases Haynes down while keeping their shared past a secret from his team. Eastwood takes a supporting role as Red Garnett, the lawman who, ineptly but inevitably, is closing in on Haynes. Lowther, in a heartbreakingly real performance) is fascinated by Haynes's roughneck ways, and the two form a surprisingly strong bond. Raised by his single mother, a Jehovah's Witness, Phillip Perry (T.J. But Pugh's lack of self-control gets them in trouble, and they take a young boy hostage. Haynes escapes with a more blatantly dangerous convict, Terry Pugh, planning to ditch him as soon as they cross the border. Costner plays against type as Butch Haynes, an escaped convict whose tendency toward violence is masked by his affability. Working from John Lee Hancock's original script, Clint Eastwood crafts a subtle and haunting work that features what is perhaps Kevin Costner's best performance. A PERFECT WORLD is set in Texas in 1963.The ending is also strong and excellently portrayed, and also exciting. The fact that the film is a road movie is an added bonus. It produces a number of moving moments, especially when Phillip is walking around in a Casper suit. He seems to be the missing father figure for Phillip. The film seems a bit outdated, with the "modern" caravan with all the gadgets making little impression today.īutch radiates sympathy from viewer. Eastwood is the ideal gruff cop - Tommy Lee Jones would have been a good casting too. Opinions are often divided about Kevin Costner, but here he delivers a cracking performance as a soft criminal who takes on the role of a father to a little one he kidnapped. The more than decent acting performances also play a part in this. Certainly not a perfect film, especially when you consider the limited time span of a few days, but it is a compelling film that lasts the entire ride. A perfect world for me is a nostalgic film, a film that I have seen many times in my youth and that has always moved me. Very solid, quite qualitative and never disappointed. Voordeel van de twijfel om 4,0* toe te kennen!Ī perfect world is such a quintessential Eastwood. Einde is eveneens sterk en uitstekend in beeld gebracht, en bovendien spannend ook. Het feit dat de film een roadmovie is, is extra meegenomen. Het levert een aantal ontroerende momenten op, vooral dan als Philllip in een Casperpakje rondloopt. Hij lijkt de ontbrekende vaderfiguur voor Phillip te zijn. Hij straalt een zekere rust en warmte uit. De film lijkt wat verouderd waarbij de "moderne" caravan met alle snufjes vandaag de dag weinig indruk maakt.īutch straalt sympathie uit bij kijker. Eastwood is de ideale norse flik - Tommy Lee Jones zou ook een goede casting geweest zijn. Over Kevin Costner zijn de meningen vaak verdeeld, maar hier levert hij een knalprestatie af als een softe crimineel die een vaderrol op zich neemt ten aanzien van een door hem ontvoerde kleine. Ook de meer dan degelijke acteerprestaties hebben hier een aandeel in. Zeker geen perfecte film, zeker niet wanneer je de beperkte tijdsspanne van een paar dagen in beschouwing neemt, maar het is wel een meeslepende film die de hele rit lang blijft duren. A perfect world is voor mij een nostalgische film, een film die ik in mijn jeugd vele malen heb gezien en me steeds heeft ontroerd. Oerdegelijk, vrij kwalitatief en nergens ontgoocheld. A perfect world is zo'n typische Eastwood.
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