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Mr. Jones

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Original title

Mr. Jones

Year

1993

Running time

110 min.

Country

United States

Director

Mike Figgis

Screenwriter

Eric Roth, Michael Cristofer

Cast

Music

Maurice Jarre

Cinematography

Juan Ruiz Anchía

Producer

TriStar Pictures, Rastar

Genre

Drama. Romance | Romantic Drama. Disease/illness

Synopsis

Mr. Jones (Richard Gere) is a man suffering from bipolar disorder, a disease that affords him periods of intense emotional pleasure and expansiveness but which also results in periods of suicidal depression. Libbie (Lena Olin), a doctor at a psychiatric hospital, takes an interest in his condition, and also in him--after all, he's intelligent, perceptive, and charming. Mr. Jones likes her, also, and puts enough trust in her to allow himself to be treated. But the longer he spends at the hospital, the more he misses the soaring highs that are a part of the man he considers himself to be. Gere's performance is a risky one; he researched the role, but mostly relies on the natural magnetism that has made him such a popular actor to show just how wonderful the "up" Mr. Jones is, and hence what is at stake in his treatment. In creating such a role, director Mike Figgis gives a hint of things to come, since LEAVING LAS VEGAS is also the story of a man who would rather not compromise, and rests on a similarly audacious central performance.

Critics' reviews

"The movie is worth seeing, for Gere's transitions from highs to lows, which are so convincing that we really do feel in the presence of mental illness (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"A high-energy performance by Richard Gere and an intensely brooding one from Lena Olin engage attentive viewer interest, but the stars are forced to overcompensate for a rather slow pace and lack of plot."

Todd McCarthy: Variety
"Good, honest films dealing with mental illness are exceedingly few and far between. This, however, is not one of them (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

Marc Savlov: Austin Chronicle
"Gere makes his character so immediate that the film ought to find more pathos in his problem. But the screenplay can sound pat enough to diminish the characters"

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"Those who enjoy excruciatingly manipulative melodrama will probably come out of this movie spouting words of praise (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

James Berardinelli: ReelViews
"A little too spongy for high- quality junk food"

Ty Burr: Entertainment Weekly
"Figgis' constant camera cuts are almost as animated, as jazzy, as Jones' highs. The director shows a daring sense of rhythm in his edits and, for this story, anyway, it works."

Johanna Steinmetz: Chicago Tribune
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Mr. Jones

1993

Mike Figgis

4.8

(4,398)