Author(s): Jamie Madden
Location: Melbourne, Australia
“The Public's Eye"
Directed by Joel Coen
Produced by Robert Zemeckis
Written by Joel and Ethan Coen
Original Score by Alan Silvestri
Principal Cast:
Christina Ricci as Melinda Miller
Bill Murray as Wallace Deed
Mia Farrow as Antoinette Di Costa
Adrian Grenier as Sly Di Costa
Vince Vaughn as Syl Di Costa
Tagline: "She acted. He reviewed. She cried. He sued. She killed”
Synopsis: Dollywood child actress Melinda Miller (Christina Ricci) decides to accept the “Oscar baity” role of a bisexual, bulimic, bike ridding, transgender prostitute who kills her gun touting parents with “fruit loops” after seeing a Michael Moore film, in a new controversial epic “A Deadly Fruit Loop”. The movie is harshly received by the majority of the critics, and sees little box office revenue, but gains an instant cult following for its objective portrayal of a easily influenced and deeply disturbed transgender hooker who is addicted to breakfast cereals. While Melinda is no stranger to controversy, frequently seen panty-less, and liquored up with all kinds of random guys, she is completely gob-smacked by some of the reviews that attack her performance. Partially respected and tough film critic Wallace Deed (Bill Murray) calls her performance “a detested, hateful, second-rate piece of monkey excrement, that features a lack of talent lower than mediocrity.”
Deeply upset, desperate for attention and very, very angry, Melinda hits out at Wallace on all of the entertainment TV shows, thus brewing the latest celebrity feud. Wallace hits back, suing Melinda for defamation. As each day passes, the media attention grows on the case, which Melinda enjoys, until Wallace successfully wins, making her broke and homeless. Distressed and saddened by her loss, Melinda now discovers that her bar-hopping antics and midnight nightclub escapades have come to a close, and her struggles with rehab are front page news. Desperate for shelter and privacy, Melinda moves back in with her paranoid, chain-smoking mother (Mia Farrow) and two older homicidal brothers (Adrian Grenier and Vince Vaughn), who happen to be in “the business”. Months of planning and plotting later, Melinda sets out to kill her arch nemesis, Wallace Deed, who is still devouring young hopeless Hollywood starlets.
, and successfully does so, thus resurrecting her movie career with a screenplay of a factious vendetta type slaying of a famous television critic.
What the press would say:
While receiving some mixed reviews, audiences are unanimous in its praise. Much like this reviewer, they found “The Public’s Eye” (a complex fable of a deeply scorned woman who sought revenge), a modern day “Sunset Boulevard”, focusing on the controversy that surrounds people who are banished from Hollywood from one bad career move. Its movie within a movie satirizes the obsession with glamorizing hardened criminals, actors desperate for glory, and critics who think they are bigger than god. Praised for its unflinching portrayal of opportunistic desperados disguised as actors and critics, it is refreshing to see the Coen Brothers audacious and brave take on today’s media obsessed society, finally showing the true colors of an exaggeratedly hyped up community. Christina Ricci, known for taking edgy roles, and a former child star herself, doesn’t disappoint, and effectively portrays an impressionable, young, former child star turned paparazzi junkie, all in the bid for some attention. Equally as good as ever is Bill Murray, taking on a hybrid between Roger Ebert and Truman Capote, in a career-defining role of Wallace Reed. A welcomed successful return to Mia Farrow, who will finally win her Oscar playing a caring but ruthless, possessive, chain smoking matriarch of a mobster family. Adam Brody and Vince Vaughn add some nice witty banter and yet still hold their roles as mobsters effectively, despite being smothered by their mother. An accomplished, satirical comedy full of dark humor and surprising tenderness.
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Original Screenplay
Best Original Score
Best Actress (Ricci)
Best Actor (Murray)
Best Supporting Actress (Farrow)
Best Supporting Actor (Brody, Vaughn)
Location: Melbourne, Australia
“The Public's Eye"
Directed by Joel Coen
Produced by Robert Zemeckis
Written by Joel and Ethan Coen
Original Score by Alan Silvestri
Principal Cast:
Christina Ricci as Melinda Miller
Bill Murray as Wallace Deed
Mia Farrow as Antoinette Di Costa
Adrian Grenier as Sly Di Costa
Vince Vaughn as Syl Di Costa
Tagline: "She acted. He reviewed. She cried. He sued. She killed”
Synopsis: Dollywood child actress Melinda Miller (Christina Ricci) decides to accept the “Oscar baity” role of a bisexual, bulimic, bike ridding, transgender prostitute who kills her gun touting parents with “fruit loops” after seeing a Michael Moore film, in a new controversial epic “A Deadly Fruit Loop”. The movie is harshly received by the majority of the critics, and sees little box office revenue, but gains an instant cult following for its objective portrayal of a easily influenced and deeply disturbed transgender hooker who is addicted to breakfast cereals. While Melinda is no stranger to controversy, frequently seen panty-less, and liquored up with all kinds of random guys, she is completely gob-smacked by some of the reviews that attack her performance. Partially respected and tough film critic Wallace Deed (Bill Murray) calls her performance “a detested, hateful, second-rate piece of monkey excrement, that features a lack of talent lower than mediocrity.”
Deeply upset, desperate for attention and very, very angry, Melinda hits out at Wallace on all of the entertainment TV shows, thus brewing the latest celebrity feud. Wallace hits back, suing Melinda for defamation. As each day passes, the media attention grows on the case, which Melinda enjoys, until Wallace successfully wins, making her broke and homeless. Distressed and saddened by her loss, Melinda now discovers that her bar-hopping antics and midnight nightclub escapades have come to a close, and her struggles with rehab are front page news. Desperate for shelter and privacy, Melinda moves back in with her paranoid, chain-smoking mother (Mia Farrow) and two older homicidal brothers (Adrian Grenier and Vince Vaughn), who happen to be in “the business”. Months of planning and plotting later, Melinda sets out to kill her arch nemesis, Wallace Deed, who is still devouring young hopeless Hollywood starlets.
, and successfully does so, thus resurrecting her movie career with a screenplay of a factious vendetta type slaying of a famous television critic.
What the press would say:
While receiving some mixed reviews, audiences are unanimous in its praise. Much like this reviewer, they found “The Public’s Eye” (a complex fable of a deeply scorned woman who sought revenge), a modern day “Sunset Boulevard”, focusing on the controversy that surrounds people who are banished from Hollywood from one bad career move. Its movie within a movie satirizes the obsession with glamorizing hardened criminals, actors desperate for glory, and critics who think they are bigger than god. Praised for its unflinching portrayal of opportunistic desperados disguised as actors and critics, it is refreshing to see the Coen Brothers audacious and brave take on today’s media obsessed society, finally showing the true colors of an exaggeratedly hyped up community. Christina Ricci, known for taking edgy roles, and a former child star herself, doesn’t disappoint, and effectively portrays an impressionable, young, former child star turned paparazzi junkie, all in the bid for some attention. Equally as good as ever is Bill Murray, taking on a hybrid between Roger Ebert and Truman Capote, in a career-defining role of Wallace Reed. A welcomed successful return to Mia Farrow, who will finally win her Oscar playing a caring but ruthless, possessive, chain smoking matriarch of a mobster family. Adam Brody and Vince Vaughn add some nice witty banter and yet still hold their roles as mobsters effectively, despite being smothered by their mother. An accomplished, satirical comedy full of dark humor and surprising tenderness.
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Original Screenplay
Best Original Score
Best Actress (Ricci)
Best Actor (Murray)
Best Supporting Actress (Farrow)
Best Supporting Actor (Brody, Vaughn)
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