No, not the Marvel movie. I'm talking about the 1998 film starring Uma Thurman and Ralph Fiennes (who looks damn good when he's not all Voldy btw). If you've never heard of this film, which received some of the worst reviews in movie history, as well as a Razzie award for worst remake or sequel, it's based on a 1960s British TV series. When Americans redo British shows, they typically pale in comparison (with the exception of The Office, which is infinitely better, from what I've seen). The quick-witted, subtle humor often fails to excite the audience to laughter and awareness that there is in fact great chemistry between the two protagonists (a magazine also voted the pair the worst of all time). If we don't actually see them engaged in the sweaty throes of passion, there's obviously nothing there, right? The attraction is evident, but there's nothing wrong with exercising some restraint in the name of mutual respect and maintaining an air of profe...
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