At the movies
'Raising Arizona' long on silly,
short on detail, performances
rhose poor McDormoughs
can t have a baby Hi (short lor
II I ), well Hi's wife. lid (short
lor Edwina), is barren.
Review by
Jackie Barry
They try to adopt, but Ill's
weakness for the contents ol
convenience store cash registers
makes him look bad to the adop
tion people. He'd thought his
wife's job as a policewoman
(she takes inmates' mug shots
when they're booked into
prison) would balance out his
deeds, but he was wrong.
After their marriage plunges
from mediocrity to unbearable
mediocrity, the couple decides
to steal one of the quints just
born to the wife of unfinished
furniture mogul. Nathan
Arizona.
1'hat's how they come to be
"Raising Arizona."
This film, which aspires
toward comedy, is long on
tacky and sillv (not .ill had) and
short on character details and
performances that would make
viewers care about the two lead
characters: Hi. played by
Nicolas (!age. and Kd. played by
Holly Hunter. As a result, these
two come off as Hat as the minor
characters and also are upstaged
by them.
The movie begins with a
whirlwind introduction depic
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'Secret of My Success' amusing,
fast-paced comedy worth seeing
“There’s no such thing as an
overnight success. Brantley
Foster took two weeks.”
II these quotes speak the
truth, and they do in this case,
then maybe realism or the lack
thereof is the one minor short
coming in the newly released
movie, “The Secret of My Suc
cess.” starring Michael J. Fox
(“Back To The Future”) and
Helen Slater (“Supergirl").
Review by
Kevin Long
Fox, in his last movie, “Light
Of Day,” gave a mediocre per
formance in an unfamiliar,
serious role. He’s hack now in
hilarious, hut hard-to-believe
action in this new rags-to-riches
story.
We find the secret of this par
ticular success includes
everything from bewildering
bed swapping to dubious dou
ble identities. And although
quite amusing at times, the lack
of believability (sometimes
resembling a Blake Kdwards’
“Pink Panther” movie) might
be seen as a drawback by some
audiences.
Fox stars as Brantley Foster, a
young and aspiring business
graduate from a small farming
community, who feels ready to
take on the chaotic. New York
corporate world. Eventually, ig
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