The Big Easy

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Cocoa P @CoCoa365 Jul 22 Let's be honest, the film did not age well. The Big Easy is one big stereotype made by powerful males, for males. The Big Easy isn't New Orleans, it's the DA's personal life. A stereotypical northern woman is conquered by a charming corrupt Cajun cop. Oh, the over acting. Quaid's accent deserves its own credit. Supporting characters equal perp, prophet, background music and zydeco perfume. Spray on voodoo and sweat, call it authenticity. It says: Harlequin romance. Local color as costume. 1986 film, 2026 eyes. What betrays Anne is the suit, increasingly disheveled as principles fail. Vs NCIS it is day and night. Here corruption is charming. There it is the case, Gibbs would cuff Remy in act one. Here power is seduced out of a woman. There NCIS women keep expertise and clothes on. Anne deserved better than a lesson in loosening up. Women deserve better. New Orleans deserves better. Chicory deserves better, locals will appreciate that. We have come a long way, baby. See more S. O @Col._Angus Jun 26 Young Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin are great in this, and John Goodman and Ned Beatty play roles a little outside of their norm. the movie itself is a good watch, albeit a little dated now. But it's a nice throwback See more kevenquinlan T @RT75276071 08/04/2025 A very enjoyable film. Love seeing a super young Quaid and Barken. It's a keeper. See more Karin T @ktdidnt 05/27/2025 I was born and raised in New Orleans, and this is the worst portrayal of the city that I've ever seen. People there do NOT talk or act like this. And the movie's plot was criminally bad, to boot. See more Michael R @RT20874625 09/22/2024 Reading the critic's reviews of this movie. Did we watch the same one? This is not a "sexy thriller"; this is a slapstick comedy that's not very well-acted. I remember liking it in 1987 but after re-watching it, it doesn't hold up at all. See more Alec B @Alec97 01/10/2024 I appreciate the fast paced dialogue which does recall older noir films but I wish that certain narrative choices (i.e. having Barkin prosecute Quaid) were less silly. See more Read all reviews

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