| 词条 | The Alarmist |
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| name = The Alarmist | image = TheAlarmist.jpg | image_size = | caption = DVD case | director = Evan Dunsky | producer = Dan Stone Lisa Zimble | writer = Keith Reddin Evan Dunsky | narrator = | starring = {{Plainlist|
| music = Christophe Beck | cinematography = Alex Nepomniaschy | editing = Norman Buckley | studio = Bandeira Entertainment Dan Stone, Flynn-Simchowitz Key Entertainment | distributor = Lions Gate Entertainment Columbia TriStar | released = {{start date|1997|9|5}} | runtime = 92 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} The Alarmist, also known as Life During Wartime, is a 1997 film written and directed by Evan Dunsky, starring David Arquette, Stanley Tucci, with Kate Capshaw and Ryan Reynolds. The film is an adaptation of a play written by Keith Reddin. Cast
ReceptionThe Alarmist was reviewed by several mainstream critics. Most of them praised Stanley Tucci's performance, but criticized the film itself. Stephen Holden from The New York Times called Tucci's performance "one of the subtlest, most delicious performances of his career". He found the first part of the film very entertaining, but considered that the movie deteriorates in its second part when it becomes more serious. "Shortly after the halfway point, "The Alarmist" takes a dramatic U-turn into a murder mystery in which Tommy suspects his boss of being the killer. At this point a movie that succeeded as a light, loopy satire of sex, salesmanship, shoddy ethics, gun nuts and geeky teen-agers finds itself seriously in over its head. Unable to decide where to go or what tone to adopt, it ends up treading water."[1] Edward Guthmann from San Francisco Chronicle also praised Tucci's performance, but criticized the film indecision. "As a showcase for Tucci's comic skills, "The Alarmist" succeeds. We start the film feeling buoyed by his roosterlike energy and audacity, and we end it feeling let down by a script that can't quite decide what it wants to say."[2] Steve Davis from The Austin Chronicle called The Alarmist a "near-pointless movie" and wrote: "Perhaps the greatest sin of The Alarmist is its complete waste of Tucci in the role of Heinreich Grigoris, Hudler's paternal but unscrupulous mentor. Tucci never takes off; it's a stillborn performance. Maybe if Tucci had found something with which to work, the movie in turn might have found the center it so badly needs. As it is, The Alarmist is a movie that doesn't ring any bells."[3]References1. ^{{cite web|last1=Holden|first1=Stephen|date=October 16, 1998|title='The Alarmist': Peddling Home Security by Hook and Crook|url=https://www.nytimes.com/library/film/101698alarm-film-review.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=May 26, 2017}} 2. ^{{cite web|last1=Guthmann|first1=Edward|date=November 6, 1998|title=Tucci Steals Show in `Alarmist'|url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Tucci-Steals-Show-in-Alarmist-2980539.php|website=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=May 26, 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|last1=Davis|first1=Steve|date=November 30, 1998|title=The Alarmist|url=http://www.filmvault.com/filmvault/austin/a/alarmistthe1.html|website=The Austin Chronicle|access-date=May 26, 2017}} External links
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