Take one Wall Street tycoon, his Fifth Avenue mistress, a reporter hungry for fame, and make the wrong turn in The Bronx...then sit back and watch the sparks fly.
Take one Wall Street tycoon, his Fifth Avenue mistress, a reporter hu...
After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and opportunists clamber to use it to their advantage.
If you're interested in a faithful visual adaptation of Wolfe's novel, be assured that this isn't it.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Jun 2013
rotten:
What a mess.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
28 Jun 2013
rotten:
On film, Bonfire achieves a consistency of ineptitude rare even in this era of over-inflated cinematic air bags.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jun 2013
rotten:
If you loved Wolfe's book, you may very well hate the movie. If you simply liked the novel, you may be simultaneously entertained and disappointed by what De Palma and Cristofer have done to it.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
28 Jun 2013
rotten:
Certainly Wolfe's canvas might lend itself to a broad approach, but broad like Dr. Strangelove, not broad like the Three Stooges.