Paul Schrader's "Touch" is somewhat like "Stigmata" was a few years ago and unlike "Stigmata", "Touch" is more satire instead of horror.
The film is based on the novel by Elmore Leonard about a former monk, Juvenal (Skeet Ulrich), who has the chance to heal people that have some untreatable health problems with his hands. At the same time that, Juvenal suffers from stigmata, as Christ did on the cross. When the word about Juvenal becomes public, Bill Hill (Christopher Walken) and his assistant, Lynn (Bridget Fonda) are out to exploit him while August Murray (Tom Arnold), a jealous religious zealot who is out to prevent Hill and Lynn from using Juvenal.
Schrader, who wrote and directed the movie gives it a very appealing up to point and stops. Ulrich and Fonda do bring a nice chemistry on the screen, which helps the film in a way. The performances by Ulrich, Walken, and Fonda are very good, but Tom Arnold is hilarious in his scene-stealing role.
I thought "Touch" could have been a better satire film, but it does have an interesting way of presenting it.
The film is based on the novel by Elmore Leonard about a former monk, Juvenal (Skeet Ulrich), who has the chance to heal people that have some untreatable health problems with his hands. At the same time that, Juvenal suffers from stigmata, as Christ did on the cross. When the word about Juvenal becomes public, Bill Hill (Christopher Walken) and his assistant, Lynn (Bridget Fonda) are out to exploit him while August Murray (Tom Arnold), a jealous religious zealot who is out to prevent Hill and Lynn from using Juvenal.
Schrader, who wrote and directed the movie gives it a very appealing up to point and stops. Ulrich and Fonda do bring a nice chemistry on the screen, which helps the film in a way. The performances by Ulrich, Walken, and Fonda are very good, but Tom Arnold is hilarious in his scene-stealing role.
I thought "Touch" could have been a better satire film, but it does have an interesting way of presenting it.