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INNOCENCE
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(Michelle Pfeiffer) and May
Welland (Winona Ryder) ore
brilliantly acted by Scorcsese's
cast.
Archer and Welland are an
engaged couple living in the so
cial constraint* of the 1870s,
very happily. Welland’s cousin.
Countess Olenska. returns to
1870s New York after a failed
marriage abroad. She is
shunned by her family and
those she remembered as
friends because of her free spir
ited way of life. After living in
Europe, she does'not adhere to
the same social customs as hur
family living in Now York. At
first Archer pities her and. as
time progresses he is excited by
her The Countess gives Archer
his first glimpse into a life with
out social constraints.
Archer's struggle between his
desire for the Countess and his
duty to his fiance is painful to
watch. The chemistry between
Lewis and Pfeiffer is so obvious
that the audience shares in their
sexual tension. The utter lack of
sexual chemistry between
Lewis and Ryder is also appar
ent. but accommodates the
story well.
No M-16 wielding godfather's
will be found in this film
Scorcsese's actors are surround
ed by images of beauty from the
clothes they wear to the food
they eat The delicacy and pre
cision with which the sets were
created are incredible feats in
the world of film. Audiences
are accustomed to seeing sce
nery of this scale in movies
about England or Franc a, but
not usually in movies that are
about America. The grand scale
of the sets is very similar to the
sets in movies such as A Room
With a View and Howards End
which were directed by James
Ivory. Scorsese succeeds in cap
turing the importance of
appearance, the element which
defines the film, and the period
in which it takes place.
The film runs for more than
two hours, and is at times slow.
However, a shorter film would
not hove been able to convey
Archer's drawn-out pain from
having to endure a life without
the Countess.
The Age of Innocence is an
excellent film filled with fine
actors and superb direction, it
could very well garrter
Scorcsese an Academy Award.
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★★
STARRING: Macaulay Culkm. El»iah
Wood
DIRECTOR: Joseph Rubens
RATING' R
RUNNING TIME: 145 minutes
PLAYING AT: Cmama World
By Kaly Soto
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Macaulay Culkin must have
Ikkmi extremely fed up with his
goody-two-shoes image culti
vated by his appearance as the
lovable, but mischievous Kevin
McAllister in Home Atone.
To reverse this image Caulkin
chose to take the role of Henry
Evans in 20th Century Fox's
The Good Son. By choosing this
role, Culkin shows his versatili
ty as an actor, but the script and
the plot are weak.
Don't be fooled. Just because
this stars two children does not
mean it is a movie for children.
If you have children who are
fans of Culkin or F.lijah Wood
you would be better off renting
old videos such as Home Alone
or Forever Young, which are
less violent.
As the movio opens the audi
ence is introduced to Henry's
cousin Mark Evans (Elijah
Wood). Mark's mother is dying
of cancer, and immediately
after her death Mark is shipped
off to stay with his uncle,
Mark's father.
Mark is convinced that Henry's
mother is his mother reincarnated
and develops a strong bond with
her. Unfortunately, he also bonds
with Henry', a dangerous mistake.
Henry is the eldest of the three
children in his family. His
younger brother, Richard,
drowned in a bathtub accident, or
was it an accident?
The bond of loss binds Mark
and his aunt (Wendy Crewson),
and as they get closer Henry's
behavior becomes more erratic.
Mark is the only one who has
actually witnessed Henry's dark
mode. As Henry's actions turn
criminal he begins to blame them
on Mark.
Elijah Wood turns in a stellar
performance as Mark Evans. His
ability to express emotion on
screen, give him an edge that is
missing in many child actors.
His character takes the percep
tions of a child and analyzes them
as an adult would, and at one
point he asks his therapist if she
believes in evil. She tells him that
“evil is a word we use when we
stop trying to understand." As
she tries to explain the merits of
reason and logic Mark asks,
"What if there isn't a reason,
something just is ?“ He is speak
ing of Henry's evil, but in answer
to this question sometimes there
isn't a reason as is the case of The
Good Son the movie is just plain
bad.