March 02, 2004
Kevin Costner is doing baseball again
You know, just when you think Kevin Costner might be getting his career back on track (Open Range) he goes and does something like this. What is he thinking? From Empire Movies:New Line Cinema has picked up North American distribution rights to writer-director Mike Binder's "The Upside of Anger", a bittersweet comedy-drama about an alcoholic suburban housewife raising four headstrong daughters, with an ensemble cast headed by Kevin Costner and Joan Allen. The film also stars Erika Christensen, Evan Rachel Wood, Keri Russell, Alicia Witt and Binder (HBO's "The Mind of the Married Man".)
After being abandoned by her husband, Allen's character finds her life changed when a once-great baseball star (Costner) steps in as her drinking buddy and becomes an ad-hoc member of the dysfunctional family.
Posted by John Campea at March 2, 2004 10:04 AM
Comments
Posted by: Dev at March 2, 2004 07:05 PM
The problem is that his last baseball flick didn't work... and no one went to see it.
But I agree with you. More people should have gone to see Open Range. Solid movie.
Posted by: John Campea at March 2, 2004 07:14 PM
I can't stand Costner in most stuff but I saw and liked all 3 of his baseball movies, including For Love of the Game. On the other hand I have no desire to see Open Range. I don't like Costner, I don't like Duvall and the trailers drove me nuts.
Posted by: Ben at March 2, 2004 10:24 PM
"Open Range" did fine in the states. It didn't bomb; quite the contrary, it made a healthy profit.
And in "Upside", he's working with some of the best in the business. I've heard very positive things about the film and his performance in it.
Posted by: Fla Fan at March 29, 2004 10:54 PM
GO HEAD KEVIN MAKE WHAT EVER MOVIE YOU LIKE HUNNY,I'M WATCHING& BUYING THEM ALL. I THINK YOUR A WONDERFUL PERSON TO WATCH.I DONT WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT YOU GOOD OR BAD. YOUR MY MAN!!!!!
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Posted by: real estate at May 22, 2005 03:45 AM
loved kevin costner since i was 12! robinhood was the first movie i saw him in, and later saw some of the older and serious ones. im 22 now and i still think he's a great actor blockbuster or not.blockbusters only make a star, not an actor.
Posted by: maya at September 29, 2005 10:00 AM
What is he thinking? He's thinking that if he goes back to the genres he was successful in -- westerns, baseball movies, political thrillers -- he will get his career back on track. 'Open Range' seemed like a perfect step in this path, and it's a shame the audience didn't find it. Maybe this will bomb, but I don't know that it automatically will.