Johnny Handsome

Here is a gritty little number from Walter Hill. Mickey Rourke really shines as the disfigured con who becomes involved in a botched job which ends him up in jail and ultimately with a new face. When he gets out he of course has to go looking for revenge, here the revenge being on Lance Henriksen and Ellen Barkin, both who are truly outstanding in their scum of the earth character roles. The real problem with JOHNNY HANDSOME is the love interest, it gets in the way of the action and adds absoltely nothing to the plot line in my humble opinion. It was also a waste Elizabeth McGovern's wonderful talents. Sadly, Forest Whitaker is all but wasted here as well but Morgan Freeman as the bad ass cop always on Handsom's tail is a real treat. You could do far worse than this odd baby.