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Cookie S Fortune | Classification: Comedy Actors/Actresses: - Charles Dutton - Chris O Donnell - Glenn Close - Julianne Moore - Liv Tyler - Patricia Neal Altman, Great Ensemble, and Catfish Enchiladas... This review refers to the DVD edition of "Cookie's Fortune".... Glenn Close literally gets caught with her hand in the cookie jar in one of Robert Altman's all star,delightful comedies. It also stars Julianne Moore,Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell, Charles S.Dutton, Ned Beatty,Courtney Vance, Lyle Lovett,Donald Moffat and screen legend Patricia Neal as "Cookie"....what an ensemble! These great stars work beautifully together, and their comic timing is brillant. The story starts out at a leisurely pace that gives you the perfect feel of Holly Springs, Mississippi, a small, slow-paced,antebellum town where everyone knows everyone. Then BANG..the little town is shaken up by the death of it's matriach, Jewel May "Cookie" Orcutt, and everyone gets involved with the murder investagation....but wait...was this actually a murder? Someone is sure trying to make it look that way! And uh-oh... the wrong man has been arrested and the police chief is out to prove his innocence. How does he know he's innocent...well..he fishes with him, of course! Altman's superb direction,the wonderful twists and turns, the great camera work, the music, the terrific story and of course the fabulous ensemble make for a very entertaining 2 hours. You'll want to watch it over and over. The DVD is a beautiful transfer. You have the choice of widescreen or full screen. The picture is clear and bright with great color. The sound offers the choice of Dolby 5.1 or stereo surround and is excellent. There are closed captions(English) and subtitles in Spanish and French. It includes cast bios and filmographies, and the theatrical trailer. You have the option of listening to the director commentary during the film as well. So spend some time behind bars in Holly Springs, with Charles Dutton and Liv Tyler. Don't worry it's fun behind these bars..they never lock the bars, and you get to play scrabble and have some great meals! We are serving our famous "catfish enchildas" today! Have fun with this one.....Laurie Are you kidding me? Robert Altman really ticks me off. He makes so many great movies that are either truly innovative or impressive for what you think he was trying to do, and lately it seems like he's taking on assignments just to pay his rent. This movie is so strictly formulaic, that's the only explanation I can think of as to why he did it. The acting is mostly good, with Patricia Neal and Charles S. Dutton giving their usual fine performances. Most of the others were okay, but the parts played by Chris O'Donnell, Liv Tyler, and Julianne Moore could have been played by just about anybody with probably little difference. What bothered me the most had to have been Glenn Close. Either the experience of playing Norma Desmond on Broadway and Cruella DeVille has gone to her head or there was a reason she was cast in those roles. I'm hoping it's the former and she's not just being typecast, but you have to wonder. Generally a very disappointing movie. TOOKIT! This just has to be said: Buy Cookie's Fortune at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Cookie's Fortune Search with the Priority Search Engine on Cookie's Fortune This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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