Holy Matrimony (1994 film)

• Patricia Arquette: Havana
• Joseph Gordon -Levitt: Ezekiel
• John Schuck: Markowski
• Lois Smith: Orna
• Courtney B. Vance: Cooper
• Jeffrey Nordling: Link
• Richard Riehle: Greeson

Holy Days ( Alternative title: Holy Days - I'm getting married a pain; Original Title: Holy Matrimony ). 's An American action-comedy from 1994 directed by Leonard Nimoy, the screenplay is by David Weisberg and Douglas S. Cook.

Action

Havana and Peter commit a robbery, after they flee in the direction of the Canadian border. Along the way they visit Peter's hometown, which is inhabited by strict religious people. Although the place resembles externally a Hutterite colony, the mediated image of the inhabitants is however completely distorted. Peter - who knows the only the hiding prey - dies in a car accident. Local residents think should Havana after a biblical law to marry the underage brother of Peter. Havana agrees to the bill in order to remain in place can. They later found the money and leaves with her minor husband the city.

Havana and the boy travel to the site of the robbery, where she asks the boy to return the leftover money. She is pursued by an FBI agent that overwhelmed the boy. The police arrested her and the boy, the 25 thousand dollars will be offered as a reward for the recovery of money. Instead, he asks that you let Havana free. In the end, he and Havana goodbye.

Reviews

Derek Adams wrote in Time Out magazine, London, the mixture of Witness with a " rock and roll movie" would discourage even a director with more ingenuity. Arquette WOULD alive, but confused.

Movie service wrote that the film was a "trivial version of The Taming of the Shrew " and a " fairly entertaining action comedy with some tired jokes, not to allude to the idea of ​​poverty and lack of imagination, the good actress " could.

The two authors Rod Janzen and Max Stanton be stated in their book "The Hutterites in North America" ​​: "The film gives a very misleading picture of the Hutterites " ( English original quote: "The film [ ... ] Provides a very inaccurate portrait of Hutterites "

Background

The film was shot in Great Falls ( Montana). He played in the cinemas of the United States an approximately 713 thousand U.S. dollars.