The scene right after this when Joey's body falls through the floor is also unexpectedly hilarious.īobby Cannavale as Michael's old partner Shanks plays his role way too cliched as the cop with a bad attitude and his entire character almost brings the movie down. Completely and utterly brutal, and I loved it. Then he twists his wrist around, then both arms at the shoulders, then slams his head at the ceiling, breaking his neck. He punches him a dozen times, breaking his teeth and dislocating his jaw until the bones protrude from his cheek. But he doesn't really lose it until the morning after Marnie and Joey have sex and he kills Joey in the most gruesome way.
Young Joey has befriended Marnie, which pisses off her ghost husband. You can't watch this movie and not be completely shocked at the poor little grocery boy's demise. There are several parts in 100 Feet where the special effects are freaking awesome. Down in the cellar, Marnie is even able to kick him in the face as well. She also gets dragged down the hallway by her hair, has plates and knickknacks and furniture thrown at her, and has Michael's ghostly arm pull her hand into a running garbage disposal. As a ghost, Michael is perhaps more violent than he was in real life - throwing Marnie across the room several times and actually punching her in the face, something I don't usually think ghosts should be allowed to do. Sure, she killed him, but he beat the shit out of her for a long time and got away with it because he was a cop. This ghost is also different in how completely cruel and violent he is towards Marnie. The effects during the climax when Michael is finally eradicated are also, admittedly, pretty freaking bad. After he's thrown Marnie down the stairs, he appears before her, fully formed, with a shaky, smoky, gray digital effect that seems ridiculous even to me at times. A few creepy ghost-like things happen at first - candles re-lighting by themselves, footsteps and shadows - but the big reveal of the Michael ghost is fairly early on and what he looks like might not be to everyone's liking. This role also calls for quite a bit of physicality with things that aren't there and it all looks pretty seamless to me, even if the ghost effects don't look as well done.Īs it turns out, Michael (Marnie's husband) is not your typical movie ghost. She's frightened, she's angry, and she's even slightly comedic at times - easily going along with the shift in tones that occurs. She is a fantastic and beautiful actress whom I have always loved, and she can easily hold her own against anything crazy that happens here and gives the movie believability and class. His lines are probably the most memorable in the movie.For me, Famke Janssen's performance as Marnie makes up for a good deal of the movie's faults. Having grown up with an Indian father abroad, I know that the struggle of adjusting to a new country while holding dearly to your values and culture is not an easy one, and often results in a complicated mix of motives, values and ideals in those individuals. Helen Mirren was great, but for me the star was Om Puri, who pulled off the role of an immigrant father to perfection. The struggles faced by the Indian diaspora, so prevalent in Bollywood today, is explored with sincerity and comedy. The movie weaves in light-hearted humor throughout, yet honestly depicts the awkwardness and tension between the newly arrived Indian family and the local French townspeople. In short, you will view a Hollywood – Bollywood fusion that is done so well that you will ask for more. You will laugh, you will smile, you will wonder, and you will be immersed in the surroundings of a picturesque small town in the mountains of France where two beautiful (and delicious!) cultures clash, mingle, and eventually harmonize. The movie is titled "A Hundred Foot Journey", and it's not just the protagonists in the movie who will embark on a journey, but so will you, the moviegoer.