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This is one of those movies where I thought "Oh yeah, I've totally seen this before!" No. I hadn't. I've never seen this before. Which is a shame, because what a silly adventure it was! To ring in our 4th Hanks movie, I made us come cocktails called The Red Shoe (which also contains a booze I've never had before) - Pisco, Campari, Vermouth, blood oranges, simply syrup, and some muddled Luxardo cherries, because everyone needs more Luxardo cherries in their lives.
The Man with One Red Shoe stars Hanks as Richard, a violin player who is randomly picked out of a crowd to be framed as a spy - it's kind of a weird plot. The entire movie consists of lots of unnecessary surveillance and a huge waste of government resources, and is peppered with an affair, subtle physical comedy, and dumb pranks. The cast is rounded out with eternally lovely and brilliant Carrie Fisher, and and the adorably obnoxious Jim Belushi. Hanks was quoted as saying, "Not a very good movie. It doesn't have any real, clear focus to it. It isn't about anything in particular that you can honestly understand." A bit harsh, I'd say! It's definitely not his best movie, but it had a lot of great moments - weirdly, some of the best involved no dialog at all. Others involved Hanks in tiny red briefs and Fisher in leopard print underthings. Just adorable.
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