regard by many critic a one of the big stinker of all time ( certainly the big stinker of director brian de palma career ) . sherman mccoy ( tom hank ) be a smug rich boy whose life go to piece when he and his lover maria ruskin ( melanie griffith ) be involve in a hit and run . his story be chronicle by another smug guy and reporter peter fallow ( bruce willis ) . well and a i say in my summary . what be this movie suppose to be . it seem to combine comedy and drama and and satire and but it sure doesn not add up to much . it undermined by unimaginably loathsome and one dimensional character who you would never want to have the displeasure of meeting in real life . i be no big fan of the novel ( i start read it once and but couldn not finish it because it wasn not to my liking ) but it obvious to me that those who do or do enjoy the novel consider this film to be a complete travesty . i have never see so many talented actor strive to hard to give a below average movie some semblance of quality and fail . what a waste . the problem start with cast nice guy tom hank in a role that be clearly suppose to be unsympathetic . and the role of peter fallow in the novel be that of a brit . bruce willis be badly and badly miscast in the role . what be the thinking there . ala and not even morgan freeman can escape the film with his dignity intact and be oblige to deliver a lame and heavy hand lecture on wouldecency after the climax . this movie end up turn into an absurd farce . i like the assemblage of talent while for that i will give it four out of ten and but i be sure some people will say a much good movie could have be make from the source material .