THE MASTERPIECE

Grosse Pointe Blank

NOSTALGIA WAS RIFE at the movies in 1997. Thanks to a vague fear of the oncoming train that was Y2K, Generation X embraced the past like never before. The original trilogy made a hugely trumpeted return to the big screen, fondly fondled the Bond films of old, and was one of two films that summer whose protagonists would confront the past in the faces of their former schoolmates against a backdrop of great ’80s hits. The other would do so with an equally killer soundtrack but more actual killers. Want to feel old? It’s 22 years sincewas released!