Movies

January, 1994

Entertaining is hardly the word for Naked (Fine Line), by British writer-director Mike Leigh, whose newest social slice-of-life turns out to be memorable but about as much fun as a spinal tap. Even Leigh's ironic High Hopes of several seasons ago seems happy-go-lucky compared with Naked. The opening rape scene in a Manchester alley is our introduction to Johnny, the vitriolic antihero played by David Thewlis, whose stunning performance won him a best actor award at this past year's Cannes Film F...