All That Sex and Blood, Mr. De Palma!

All That Sex and Blood, Mr. De Palma!

That's what's wrong with that adaptation of Tom Wolfe's "The Bonfire of the Vanities." By Mr. De Palma's standards, it's bloodless in every way. Even real time feels too slow. In his prime, which was the paranoid Nixon '70s, the excessive Reagan '80s and just a touch beyond, Mr. De Palma made thrillers that thrilled.

nytimes.com

Great article about what makes cult director Brian De Palma's work so fascinating and thrilling.