Q (1982) ***
Q (1982) has a lot going for it—director Larry Cohen's jazz-like (or scattershot, depending on your opinion) approach to acting, action, and editing; Michael Moriarty's at times bafflingly hilarious, at times bizarrely dramatic method performance; zany, Z-grade Harryhausen-like f/x, and a killer Boris Vallejo theatrical poster.
But Q is not the sum of its parts. Or maybe it is… Either way, it's a clunky mess of a film, but it's a lot of fun. I've always been convinced that Cohen didn't have a completed script when he began shooting, just a basic idea ("It's King Kong...but with an ancient bird!")—instead letting his actors improvise away. And that's OK because we love ya for it, Larry; there was nobody quite like you and your tripped-out style.
But Q is not the sum of its parts. Or maybe it is… Either way, it's a clunky mess of a film, but it's a lot of fun. I've always been convinced that Cohen didn't have a completed script when he began shooting, just a basic idea ("It's King Kong...but with an ancient bird!")—instead letting his actors improvise away. And that's OK because we love ya for it, Larry; there was nobody quite like you and your tripped-out style.
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