Rent A Perfect World (1993)
3.7 of 5 from 134 ratings
2h 12min
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- Synopsis:
- Double Academy Award winners Kevin Costner and Clint Eastwood confront each other from opposite sides of the law in A Perfect World, an acclaimed, multilayered manhunt saga that rumbles down Texas backroads toward a harrowing collision with fate. Costner plays Butch Haynes, a hardened prison escapee on the run with a young hostage who sees in Butch the father figure he never had. Eastwood is wily Texas Ranger Red Garnett, leading deputies and a criminologist (Laura Dern) in a statewide pursuit/ Red knows every road and pothole in the Panhandle. What's more, he knows the elusive Haynes - because their paths have crossed before.
- Actors:
- Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Laura Dern, T.J. Lowther, Keith Szarabajka, Leo Burmester, Paul Hewitt, Bradley Whitford, Ray McKinnon, Jennifer Griffin, Leslie Flowers, Belinda Flowers, Darryl Cox, Jay Whiteaker, Taylor Suzanna McBride, Christopher Reagan Ammons, Mark Voges, Vernon Grote, James Jeter, Ed Geldart
- Directors:
- Clint Eastwood
- Producers:
- Clint Eastwood, Mark Johnson, David Valdes
- Writers:
- John Lee Hancock
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Films That Go Bump in the Night: Mischief Night, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Clint Eastwood, Getting to Know: Denzel Washington, Holidays Film Collection, Top 10 Best Picture Follow-Ups, Top Films
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Reviews (2) of A Perfect World
Original plot easy style. - A Perfect World review by JD
Eastwood and Costner are an awesome counterbalance. Their performances are exceptional even for them. The plot is original and in several places unexpected. The weaknesses for me were that some of the acting is mediocre and the plot, which is occasionally a little disjointed, moves generally at a slow pace. I enjoyed some of the slapstick humour (caravan detaches from car and overtakes it) but preferred the darker humour (assassin makes a grave error and is for his efforts punched in the face then kneed in the plums). It is not a work of art but very enjoyable.
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First rate Crime Drama - A Perfect World review by GI
This is one of Clint Eastwood's most underrated films as a director. It's a multi-layered crime drama set in Texas, 1963. Kevin Costner stars as 'Butch' Haynes a career criminal who escapes from the State Penitentiary and a manhunt begins led by Clint Eastwood's cynical lawman, Red Garnett. Forced to take hostage 8 year old Philip (T.J. Lowther), Butch takes to the road and a bond forms between the boy and the criminal, he becomes the father figure that Philip has never had. It's a relationship that is very touching and as the story plays out other connections are gradually revealed along with some of Butch's past. There's so much to admire in this film. It has humour, gritty action pieces that are suitably restrained and fitting and a good support cast including Laura Dern as a young criminologist who recognises what motivates Butch and respects his intelligence. Eastwood wisely takes a supporting role and doesn't actually have any scenes with Costner until the films climax. One of Eastwood's best films as a director and one that reveals more every time you watch it. It's a marvellous movie and definitely one I recommend if you want to see Eastwood at the top of his game.
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