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'Moonstruck' offers warmth, wit and wisdom
By D. M. Holiman
Emerald Contributor
In the best comedies, the sup
porting characters are as funny
as the lead characters, if not
funnier. "Moonstruck,” the
romantic comedy about an
Italian family written by a man
of Irish descent and directed by
a man of Jewish heritage, has
delightful supporting
characters who provide more
than their share of laughs.
"Moonstruck" is about a
woman named Loretta (Cher)
whose first marriage was cursed
with bad luck that culminated
in the death of her husband,
who was ran over by a bus.
Now. seven years later, she has
decided to play it safe and
marry Johnny (Danny Aiello), a
man she doesn’t love, but
whom she admits she does like.
Her betrothed however, has to
jet off to Sicily to pay his last
respects to his dying mother.
Before leaving, Johnny asks
Loretta to convince his brother
Ronny (Nicolas Cage) to forget
the bad blood between them
and attend the wedding.
Loretta complies with
Johnny's wish, and when she
goes to see Ronny, she
discovers the source of enmity
between the brothers: Ronny
blames Johnny for the loss of
both his hand and his fiancee.
Initially hostile toward
Loretta. Runny soon becomes
smitten with her. He pursues
her. and she submits to his ad
vances during a night with a
full moon. Before Loretta knows
it. she's in love with the
younger brother of the man she
is engaged to marry.
In addition to the humorous
dialogue and characters.
" 'Moonstruck ” has con
siderable charm as a romance.
Unlike so many films that
derive their humor from ridicul
ing their characters or being
juvenile. "Moonstruck” is able
to both make fun of and affirm
its characters' romantic
aspirations.
That's not to say that
"Moonstruck" is sentimental. It
avoids that weakness by
employing sardonic humor as
well as sweetness. The
characters in the film speak
their mind, offend one another,
argue, and lament over the
vicissitudes of life, as well as
wax poetic and romantic under
the influence of a full moon or
an opera by Verdi.
The cast, from the leads (’her
and Cage to the supporting
players (especially Dukakis),
gives excellent performances.
The screenplay by John Patrick
Shanley is witty, warm and <
even wise.
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rViff eccentric family members of “Moonstruck" include, (seated, from left) Nicholas Cage, Cher, Feodor
'Ihaliapin and (standing, from left) Julie Bovasso, Olympia Dukakis, Louis Guess, Vincent Gardenia and Danny
Mello.
Murphy's overdone obscenities make 'Raw' unpalatable
By Sean Axmaker
Emerald Contributor
Eddie Murphy can be hilarious in the right
circumstances. In "48 Hours" and “Trading
Places" he worked with good material,
although it was his timing and delivery that
made the difference. On "Saturday Night
Live” his characters were clever and well
developed, and the ensemble setting gave
him the opportunity to both act and react.
He usually was the center of attention,
even if he wasn't the only thing holding it all
together.
Not so lately. Even Murphy couldn't
save weak material in films like "Best
Defense.” “The Golden Child," and
"Beverley Hills Cop II." On his own as a
stand-up comic in the concert film "Raw,"
Murphy ultimately succeeds or fails on his
material, and unless a parade of his
trademark obscenities mixed in with a few
funny lines puts you in stiches, he may just
let you down again.
“Raw" is designed to cash in on raunch.
and that's an interesting hook. Without a
doubt, it sometimes works well, adding a
needed punch to a line or establishing a
character. In the funniest bit of the show,
where Murphy does dead-on impressions of
Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor, the language is
the focus of the gag.
His first extended monologue has Cosby
pussyfooting around until he finally blurts
out the dreaded "F" word, absolutely in
congruous behavior for TV’s perfect dad.
Murphy follows this with Pryor’s expletive
studded response. In the right context the
words themselves are funny becauso they are
taboo.
Unfortunately. Murphy figures the right
moment extends from curtain to curtain, and
the joke wears very thin barely half an hour
into the film. Delivery only works to a point,
and even his best laugh getters are overused.
The material gets more and more offen
sive. and even giving him the benefit of a
doubt, it becomes clear there are few come
dians as overtly sexist (and proud of it) as
Murphy. He uses the word "bitch" so much
that he finally resorts to "woman” to avoid
being too repetitious.
For a concert film, the direction is good.
Robert Townsend keeps his cuts and shots
unobtrusive, playing to the performance.
With nary a reaction shot (a welcome relief),
the camera doesn't leave Murphy, and the
editing matches the comic's own rhythm and
timing. Without a doubt, this is Murphy’s
show all the way. and he. not Townsend,
must take the blame.
I stopped laughing less than halfway
through the film. The stream of sexual
references, scatology and racial slurs is
almost continuous, and he finishes with a
drawn-out monologue (playing his father)
that runs out of steam long before Murphy
runs out of breath.
It isn't that Murphy isn't funny, it's that
he can’t make unfunny jokes and observa
tions work just because of who he is. Murphy
is a talented performer, as "Raw" proves, hut
until he slips a few more jokes between the
swearing and sexist slams, works harder on
the material than he does on the image, and
genuinely satirizes the sexist attitudes he
seems caught up in. his movies will remain a
low priority.
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Robert Hurwitz, Music Director
Sunday, January 24, 1988
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