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I belong in a maximum security prison for men! Augh!

William Baldwin and John Leguizamo in A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995)

John Leguizamo and Sadie Frost in A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995)

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William Baldwin

John Leguizamo

Sadie Frost

Morgan Ward

A baker&apos;s apprentice and a wig tycoon&apos;s son get caught up in arson drama. When Sergio&apos;s offered money to claim responsibility, true arsonist Garet objects. They end up in romantic chaos with Hattie and Stephanie.

Joshua Brand

A Pyromaniac&apos;s Love Story

More Romance Than Comedy

The title is the funniest thing about &quot;A Pyromaniac&apos;s Love Story&quot;, this so-called romantic &quot;comedy&quot; has a lot more romance than comedy. The movie starts out as another tale of unrequited love as Sergio (John Leguizamo) explains in voice-over that he has long been in love with Hattie (Sadie Frost), the waitress daughter of a diner owner who thinks of him as just a friend.

Although Sergio and Hattie are the movie&apos;s core romantic couple, there are two minor romances going on at the same time. The gimmick of &quot;A Pyromaniac&apos;s Love Story&quot; is a series of mix-ups involving all three couples. The confusion could be easily cleared up if the persons in each couple bothered to communicate with each other. This might be very funny if the script was well written and clever, but instead it is one of those movie situations which is only credible if you believe that all the characters are morons. So you have a decent love story with good messages about communicating and taking risks to declare your love, buried under a lot of poorly written slop.

&quot;A Pyromaniac&apos;s Love Story&quot; tries to be offbeat and whimsical in the style of &quot;Benny and Joon&quot; and although the two scores are almost identical it is never able to achieve the same effect. In part this is because William Baldwin&apos;s over-the-top performance is joltingly out of place in relation to how understated everything else is, and Sergio has more screen time with him than with Hattie. A poor choice because Sadie Frost is the strongest member of the cast and has good chemistry with Leguizamo.

If you are looking for a way to make this movie interesting, I suggest that you watch it along with &quot;Bram Stoker&apos;s Dracula&quot; which was made 2 years earlier. In that film Frost (who is British) gave a great over-the-top performance as Lucy, a flirty and glamorous London socialite. Yet she is absolutely authentic as an earthy American waitress in &quot;A Pyromaniac&apos;s Love Story&quot; (accent, mannerisms, look). You would never guess that it could be the same actress. Frost is one of those talents who you wish had been given more opportunities.

Then again, what do I know? I&apos;m only a child.

The title is the funniest thing about "A Pyromaniac's Love Story", this so-called romantic "comedy" has a lot more romance than comedy. The movie starts out as another tale of unrequited love as Sergio (John Leguizamo) explains in voice-over that he has long been in love with Hattie (Sadie Frost), the waitress daughter of a diner owner who thinks of him as just a friend.

Although Sergio and Hattie are the movie's core romantic couple, there are two minor romances going on at the same time. The gimmick of "A Pyromaniac's Love Story" is a series of mix-ups involving all three couples. The confusion could be easily cleared up if the persons in each couple bothered to communicate with each other. This might be very funny if the script was well written and clever, but instead it is one of those movie situations which is only credible if you believe that all the characters are morons. So you have a decent love story with good messages about communicating and taking risks to declare your love, buried under a lot of poorly written slop.

"A Pyromaniac's Love Story" tries to be offbeat and whimsical in the style of "Benny and Joon" and although the two scores are almost identical it is never able to achieve the same effect. In part this is because William Baldwin's over-the-top performance is joltingly out of place in relation to how understated everything else is, and Sergio has more screen time with him than with Hattie. A poor choice because Sadie Frost is the strongest member of the cast and has good chemistry with Leguizamo.

If you are looking for a way to make this movie interesting, I suggest that you watch it along with "Bram Stoker's Dracula" which was made 2 years earlier. In that film Frost (who is British) gave a great over-the-top performance as Lucy, a flirty and glamorous London socialite. Yet she is absolutely authentic as an earthy American waitress in "A Pyromaniac's Love Story" (accent, mannerisms, look). You would never guess that it could be the same actress. Frost is one of those talents who you wish had been given more opportunities.

Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.

A baker's apprentice and a wig tycoon's son get caught up in arson drama. When Sergio's offered money to claim responsibility, true arsonist Garet objects. They end up in romantic chaos with Hattie and Stephanie.

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