To suggest that Bruce Willis is phoning in his performance in “Cosmic Sin” would be an insult to telephone communication, which can be an effective means of conveying important information and genuine emotion.
Willis’ work and this movie as a whole accomplish neither of these things. As directed by Edward Drake, who co-wrote the abysmal script with supporting actor Corey Large, “Cosmic Sin” is at once baffling and boring. It lays the groundwork for its futuristic, sci-fi setting with lengthy and convoluted title cards, suggesting a transporting adventure awaits. But then the Earth of 2524 doesn’t look or feel terribly different from the one we occupy today, except for robot bartenders and the obligatory flying cars. And apparently there are no acting lessons in the future, as the performances here are uniformly stiff and unconvincing.
Cosmic Sin is a movie measurable by its
withouts. Without any sense of humor, adventure, or irony. Without any devotion to imagining an Earth that is tangibly different in 2524, the year the film is set. Without any effort at all exhibited by costar Bruce Willis, whose customary late-career lack of interest in his own film work reaches a new zenith here. And without nearly enough Frank Grillo! Our current B-movie king is the second floating head on this film’s poster, but that’s an unfortunate clue for how Grillo spends most of
Cosmic Sin, which is isolated in space, away from all the other characters. Among an array of indeterminable filmmaking choices made by director Edward Drake, sidelining Grillo in favor of Willis might be the worst one.
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FOUR STAR FILMS
Top rated movies and made-for-TV films airing the week of the week of Feb 21 - 27, 2021
Adam s Rib (1949)
Annie Hall (1977)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Father of the Bride (1950)
TCM Mon. 1:45 p.m.
Forrest Gump (1994)
AXS Mon. 6 p.m.
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Encore Tues. 12:09 p.m.
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
TCM Sat. 12:30 p.m.
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