Rotten
Handsome Harry is a small film with more to say than its creaky exposition and formulaic plot would suggest. Frustration is perhaps the more appropriate critical response.
Kate Taylor, Globe and Mail
Overview
An ex-Navy man carrying out the last wish of a dying shipmate renews contact with old friends to break the code of silence around a mysterious, long-buried crime.
Director and cast
- Bette Gordon Director
- Jamey Sheridan as Harry Sweeney
- Steve Buscemi as Thomas Kelley
- Mariann Mayberry as Judy Rheems
- Aidan Quinn as Prof. Porter
- John Savage as Peter Rheems
- Campbell Scott as David Kagan
- Titus Welliver as Gebhardt
- Karen Young as Muriel
- Jayne Atkinson as Kelley's Wife
- Bill Sage as Pauley
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
82%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Sheridan (who also produced) is well cast as the good-looking, rugged Harry, and his performance is certainly adequate.
Luke Sader, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
Like any low-budget production, Handsome Harry has some shakily staged scenes and erratic acting, but it also has wonderful moments...
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
David has honed this script for 30 years, and every word he utters is momentous. Handsome Harry transcends its somewhat melodramatic narrative.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
Each of its miserable characters, especially Mr. Savage's Rheems, is a case study in a film that hits you like a strident polemical essay.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
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