It’s rare that one single movie would be the most regretful installment in the filmographies of so many people, but The Bonfire of the Vanities is just that universally disliked. It’s odd, because it’s not an offensively terrible movie (it even opens with one of the greatest tracking shots in film history). Instead, it’s a movie that everyone thought would succeed, a film with a huge budget, helmed by the great Brian De Palma (Mission: Impossible, Scarface) and featuring major stars — Tom Hanks, Melanie Griffith, Bruce Willis, Kim Cattrall, Morgan Freeman, Kirsten Dunst, F. Murray Abraham.
It’s rare that one movie sparks so much negative feedback from its stars, but Bonfire of the Vanities has done just that. Read More