{"id":13041,"date":"2000-12-01T15:29:00","date_gmt":"2000-12-01T19:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/?p=13041"},"modified":"2021-05-24T15:31:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T19:31:44","slug":"impacts-glowing-get-carter-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/2000\/12\/01\/impacts-glowing-get-carter-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact&#8217;s Glowing &#8220;Get Carter&#8221; Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stallonezone.com\/imgs\/news\/2000\/nov\/120000getcarter2.jpg?resize=198%2C297\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"297\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bodytext\"><b>Ernest &#8220;Jazzman&#8221; Resendes<\/b>\u00a0sent in the following &#8220;heads-up&#8221; on an extremely positive review of\u00a0<b>&#8220;Get Carter&#8221;<\/b>\u00a0which appears in the December 2000 issue of\u00a0<b>Impact<\/b>\u00a0magazine [from the UK]. The fact that the accolades come from a reviewer in the UK is especially pleasing, since many felt that\u00a0<b>&#8220;Get Carter&#8221;<\/b>\u00a0would be hammered there for even attempting to re-make the British crime-classic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Here are some quotes from\u00a0<b>JOHN BIERLY<\/b>&#8216;s review:<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">&#8220;His role in\u00a0<b>Get Carter<\/b>\u00a0finds\u00a0<b>STALLONE\u00a0<\/b>in top form, both as an action star and an actor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">&#8220;But while the original represents a superior piece of moviemaking, the remake tells a better story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">&#8220;<b>CAINE<\/b>\u00a0was the undisputed attraction of the original, but\u00a0<b>STALLONE<\/b>\u00a0is surrounded by equally talented players including a fierce\u00a0<b>MICKEY ROURKE<\/b>\u00a0as club-owning tough guy\u00a0<b>Cyrus Paice<\/b>\u00a0and a delightfully sniveling and smarmy\u00a0<b>ALAN CUMMING<\/b>\u00a0as computer magnate\u00a0<b>Jeremy Kinnear<\/b>.\u00a0<b>MICHAEL CAINE<\/b>\u00a0even appears in a small role, fabulously playing a character that&#8217;s as far away from\u00a0<b>Carter<\/b>\u00a0as it gets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">&#8220;A dazzling car chase and unbelievably tense showdowns between\u00a0<b>STALLONE<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>ROURKE<\/b>\u00a0provide excellent action.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">&#8220;<b>STALLONE<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>COOK<\/b>\u00a0get the best out of not only each other but also their director. The nuances and poignancies of their scenes together allow each actor to, to quote\u00a0<b>Carter<\/b>, &#8220;take it to another level.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">&#8220;<b>Carter<\/b>&#8216;s quest for revenge provides the film&#8217;s heat;\u00a0<b>STALLONE<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>COOK<\/b>, as\u00a0<b>Carter<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>Doreen<\/b>, provide the heart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">&#8220;<b>STALLONE<\/b>&#8216;s performance in particular, a physical and emotional triumph, is solid throughout and often\u00a0<b>Oscar<\/b>-worthy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">&#8220;The relationship between\u00a0<b>Carter\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0<b>Doreen<\/b>\u00a0as played by\u00a0<b>STALLONE<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>COOK<\/b>\u00a0saves the film from its own darkness, affording a welcome return for one of the genre&#8217;s greatest stars in a remake worthy of one of it&#8217;s greatest films.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bodytext\">&#8211;\u00a0<b>Craig Zablo<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ernest &#8220;Jazzman&#8221; Resendes\u00a0sent in the following &#8220;heads-up&#8221; on an extremely positive review of\u00a0&#8220;Get Carter&#8221;\u00a0which appears in the December 2000 issue of\u00a0Impact\u00a0magazine [from the UK]. 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