rating:
(out of
4 stars)United States, France; 1996
Directed by Kevin Spacey; produced by Brad Krevoy, Brad Jenkel, Steve Stabler; written by Christian Forte
Starring Matt Dillon, Faye Dunaway, Gary Sinise, William Fichtner, Viggo Mortensen, John Spencer, Skeet Ulrich
Below you will find a temporary review for this film. The real (better, more complete) review will be online very soon.
'Albino Alligator' is a movie with so many moments we already know it almost
becomes boring. Three guys who just robbed a warehouse are trying to escape
from the police. The police is not really looking for them but they were in
the wrong place at the wrong moment with the wrong car. They hide in a bar,
with only one way in, no back door, and soon they are surrounded by the
police. A hostage situation is what follows.
The three are Dova (Matt Dillon) who is their leader, Milo (Gary Sinise) who
seems to be the smartest and Law (William Fichtner) who acts like a
psychopath and probably is one. Among the hostages are Dino (M. Emmet
Walsh), who's bar it is, Janet (Fay Dunaway), Danny (Skeet Ulrich), Guy
(Viggo Mortensen) and Jack (John Spencer). The head of the police outside is
officer A.T.F. Agent Browning (Joe Mantegna). Of course we need a reporter
and this time it is Jenny Ferguson (Melinda McGraw).
This movie plays like a simple version of 'Dog Day Afternoon', only it has a
pretty nice twist. The difference is that here the hostages are annoying and
at first they act like no hostage would ever act. As for the three, the only
character that is a little believable is Milo but near the end he does
something that ruins most of that. Gary Sinise is the best this movie has to
offer, together with Skeet Ulrich in a silent performance. May be Matt
Dillon, William Fichtner and Faye Dunaway are not bad either but with
characters this annoying and stupid it is hard to see pass that. First-time
director Kevin Spacey does the best he can, but the material is simply not
good enough.