As good as Joaquin Phoenix is as an actor, River Phoenix had he lived, may have had an even better career. I'm still mesmerized by his performance in Stand By Me and My Own Private Idaho is a film on another level altogether. Tragically, River Phoenix overdosed at the age of twenty three on Halloween almost twenty years ago. At the time he was ten days from finishing his latest film Dark Blood by director George Sluizer.
After almost two decades and an embittered insurance battle, Dark Blood will finally see the light of day in North America this March at the Miami International Film Festival.
Here's the plot:
Jet-set Hollywood couple Harry (Jonathan Pryce) and Buffy (Judy Davis) travel through the desert on a second honeymoon, trying to save their marriage. Their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere leaving them to find shelter in Boy’s (River Phoenix) beaten down shack, unaware they will become his prisoners. Boy’s wife died of leukemia after nuclear tests occurred in the desert leaving him alone and far away from society. Buffy is seduced by Boy’s honesty and vulnerabilities, while Harry represents everything Boy hates about the civilized world and its culture. Buffy decides to sleep with Boy to buy the couple’s freedom, but these circumstances will push Harry to the edge, leading to a terrible tragedy.
I have to admit this sounds like a really cool psychological thriller. I for one am happy that audiences will soon get to see this talented actor's final film at last.
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