Instant Karma (film)
Instant Karma is a 1990 film. Craig Sheffer stars as Zane, a TV producer looking for romance. Directed by Roderick Taylor, Instant Karma tells the story of a downonhisluck TV producer but doesnt offer its viewers much beyond impressive aerial photography and a few funny moments.
Zane begins dating Penelope and things go smoothly. Then one afternoon while on the set, Reno gives Zane some tacky advice about women, and some drugs. Reno claims theyre harmless pills which will relax him. Later that evening, Zane takes them while on a date with Penelope and begins acting strange. Zane wakes up the next morning to discover that the pills were hallucinatory drugs and that he only imagined most of the evenings events. He immediately calls Penelopes place and a man answers the phone. Jumping to conclusions, Zane goes to see Penelope and throws a fit. Back at his accountants office later that day, Zane is told he owes half a million dollars in back taxes. He is also informed that Reno has been arrested for drug abuse and that the show is being cancelled. On his way home, Zane is in a nearfatal car accident. Accompanied by his faithful basset hound Wolfgang, he walks all the way to Penelopes place and declares his love for her.Although Zane is going through a difficult time and is the films main focus, he comes off as merely boring and unsympathetic. In fact, every other character in the movie, including Wolfgang, seems fascinating in comparison. Screenwriters Bruce A. Taylor and Dale Rosenbloom are successful in portraying Zane as a shy and somewhat nerdy individual, but have failed to make him very likable. This unfortunately adds to the overall slowness of the film, which often cant decide whether its a comedy or a drama. Also, the intermittent scenes of Zane at his therapist Dr. Berlins Orson Bean office do little to entertain or provide any insight about the main character. In the final analysis, Instant Karma is not only suffering from bad karma, but an identity crisis. Profanity, sexual situations, nudity. ........
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