The Razzie nominations and reputation still couldn't prepare me for this. This is sheer obliviousness captured on film, from Costner and Houston's complete lack of romantic chemistry to the outrageously half-baked assassination plot. Its unnecessary pretension only makes it funnier, like when Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston see Yojimbo on their first date. That eventually pales in comparison to all the Oscar talk, as Houston gets nominated for Best Actress and then insists on going to the ceremony despite the recent death of her sister and the certainty that her attacker will strike at the event. The Academy Award scenes are perfect camp, especially as the ego-stroking paid off in this picking up two actual Oscar nods.
