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At the movies
'Crimes of the Heart' falls short
but contains its brilliant moments
Take "H '\nah and Her Sisters." throw In a
dash of “|ulia" and I*ittl« Women, stir in
"Terms of Endearment" and "Gone With the
Wind" and what have you got?
“Crimes of the Heart," an affectionate, leisure
ly movie that embraces southern life, sibling
rivalries and dark secrets past and present as they
an; seen through the eyes of three sisters.
Lenny McGrath (Diane Keaton) is a self
effacing spinster who shrinks from sex with the
same vehemence that she shrinks from fun. Her
idea of a high time is to work in the garden
“wearing the lime-green gloves of a dead
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woman," or to sing happy birthday to herself
over a succession of heart-shaped cookies with
i audios stuck in their centers.
In contrast. Meg (Jessica binge) is an am
bitious rebel, who left family and her home town
boyfriend Doc (Sam Sheppard) for a shot at suc
cess and stardom in California Neither
materialized. But Meg would rather lie and keep
tier distance from her old friends than see her
glamorous image shattered.
The lives of these two sisters are drawn
together again by the plight of lialx' (Sissy
Spat ek) the youngest McGrath, who has been ar
rested and accused of shooting her husband.
la-nny and Meg rally around her. Hut to their
dismay. Babe is not very cooperative. She hides
from her lawyer, expects her sisters to make ex
cuses for her. and refuses to tell even them the
reasons why she shot her spouse because she is
"sorta protecting somebody."
This somebody is Willie J., a fifteen-year-old
black Adonis with thighs that put Arnold
Schwarzeneger to shame. Southern taboos
against cradle snatching and black-white in
timacy being what they an-. Bata* does not want
their affair made public, and fortunately her hus
band feels the same. Thus, they are able to reach a
settlement out of court.
But this seedy side-plot only serves as a
backdrop for the central focus of the film: the
squabbles, confidences and heartaches shared
between three very different women who are
desperately trying to love and understand one
another.
These exchanges are poignant, often
hilarious and always entertaining But somehow
they fall short of our expectations. As do the per
formances of Keaton. Lange and Spacek All of
them appear too conscious of the fact that they are
in the company of two other Oscar winning ac
tresses and consequently their portrayals seem
stilted and forced on occasion.
None of them are able to really let loose ana
live the essonse of the characters they embody,
though Spacek comes the closest. She brings a
sunny irresponsibility and immature vulnerabili
ty to the role of Uabe that is apt. engaging and
light A nice touch that will probably win her an
Academy Award nomination.
However, the actress who shines brightest in
the film is Tess Harper, who plays Chick, the
McCrath group's nosey, sharp tongued cousin
and neighbor. Her snide remarks and cheap
"southern belle" swagger are delivered with
energy, freshness and conviction and when she
snaps out lines like "1 II jerk you l>oth around un
til you're bald!” at her two bratty kids, "Crimes
of the Heart” is at it’s peak. Too bad her talents
are not exploited more extensively. It they had
been, the movie might have been a memorable
event instead of a near miss.
"Crimes of the Heart” plays nightly at Volley
Kiver Cinema.
'Mosauito Coast' disappoints
■
“Look around, Charlie. This
is a toilet.’*
Allie Fox (Harrison Ford),
genius inventor amd terminal
non-conformist, has little good
to say about America. After
Review by Sean Axmaker
unveiling his latest invention, a
self contained refrigeration unit
he names Fat Hov. to his unim
pressed employer he d»s ides to
take ins family and his inven
tion to the Mosquito Coast in
Central America in the
Caribbean.
Allie's stated goal is quite
simple -he wants to bring
(iviii/.ation to the river villages
in the Central American jungle.
That can lie accomplished quite
easily for. as Allie insists, "ice
is civilization” and Allie has
the greatest ice maker in the
world.
Someone else who wants to
bring civilization to Central
America is the Rev. Gurney
Spell good (Andre Gregory).
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When Allie and Gurney meet on
the voyage south Allie doesn't
hide his intense dislike of the
Reverend and his teachings
(Allie doesn't hide his dislike of
much of anything) Gurney
lakes the barbed gibes good
naturedly for he sees Allie as so
meone who needs saving.
Allie does need saving, but
not in the way the Reverend
thinks Allie s perceptive son
Charlie (River Pheonix) begins
to realize this as time passes in
their new jungle home. The
story is told from his point of
view and thus we learn what
lies under the surface of
Charlie’s father as Charlie does.
Outside of civilized society,
outside of the restrictions im
posed by living in America.
Allie creates his own world
where he slowly but certainly
becomes a dictator.
Though directed by Peter
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