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Revealing movie trailers and comparisons to other films
weaken the impact o f Boys On the Side
3ohnC. Scott
REAL
E ndearments
the S ide
and
before they settle down into an extended family
eaders be warned: in reviewing the
unit in Tucson.
new movie Boys On the Side, I will
Though there was something that felt really
have to reveal a number of plot ele
historic about a film that dealt with a woman
ments that I sincerely believe are
living
with AIDS, I did feel that director Herbert
best left unknown before you see the
managed to weave that and the lesbian
film— if you haven’t already. This is my Ross
attempt
aspect into the fabric of the story in a way that
to be more sensitive to you as a moviegoer than
didn’t sensationalize either situation.
the people who produced the trailer for the movie,
I know there are a lot of people who love
because it would surprise me if anyone reading
Whoopi Goldberg. When the movie was over, the
this hadn’t already been exposed to a lot of the
women around me in the theater started talking
about rating the movie by stars— four stars being
the highest. I gave the movie two and a half stars,
but they were awarding the movie stars just for
Whoopi and some of the film’s musical surprises.
I understand this because I would have to admit
plot. Like so many movies that are advertised by
that any movie Brad Pitt appears in these days
previews which reveal so much of the film that
would at least get half a star for that fact alone. But
when you finally see them the spontaneity of
Whoopi is a difficult actor for me to embrace in
certain key scenes are lost, Boys On the Side
the same way. I think it is true that if people like
suffers due to what many of us have already seen.
Whoopi Goldberg, that’s pretty much what they
The other advertising phenomenon that poten
get, even though the movie might’ve called for
tially ruins a film for me, is the comparison
another character. Part of the problem for me is
between a new movie and other movies of the
the fact that she so often wears her hair the same
same genre. You can’t imagine how quickly I was
turned off to this movie
when it was described
as another Terms o f En
dea rm en t and Steel
M agnolias. My first
thought is “W hy?”
W e’ve already done
Steel M agnolias and
Terms o f Endearment.
In fact Debra Winger,
who starred in Terms o f
Endearment, did do En
dearment again, most re
cently in Shadowlands,
where she dies of the
same disease. Not that
these were bad movies,
but when people tell you
that a new movie is pro
duced in the same tradi
tion of a couple of older
movies I can’t help but
feel that the movies will
have a very noticeable,
calculated feel to them.
It is one thing for a film
maker to simply tell a
Drew Barrymore (left) and Whoopi Goldberg
story and in the end we,
as an audience, end up being emotionally moved.
way that she might’ve worn it last night on Late
It’s another thing to construct a movie in a way
Night with David Letterman. I guess she has such
that lets you know that the filmmaker is doing all
a distinct look (have you ever noticed that she has
she or he can to move you. Thus it almost seems
no eyebrows?) that I find it’s difficult for me to
necessary for him or her to let us know that we’re
accept her in most roles, unless she actually does
getting ready to see a Steel Magnolias-type movie,
undergo some physical transformation as I feel
so we can prepare our tear ducts in advance.
she did in movies like The Long Walk Home and
None of this is to say that I didn’t enjoy Boys
even Sister Act.
On the Side. It just so happens that the movie
I did enjoy the other actors in Boys, even
would’ve been more enjoyable without the level
though I tend to love Drew Barrymore more for
of exposure surrounding it. And this was the case
camp value than anything else. I also thought
even though I saw the movie before it was offi
there were some refreshing aspects of the story,
cially released. Like Endearment and Magnolias,
such as the sweet nature of Holly’s cop boyfriend
the movie deals with the bonding that happens
and Robin’s bartending buddy. Though, as revo
between a group of women only to have a terminal
lutionary as some people seem to think this film
disease come between them. The twist with Boys
is, the one lesbian in the film certainly wasn’t
is that Jane (Whoopi Goldberg) is a lesbian musi
awarded any type of love interest beyond the love
cian who attempts to escape from New York City
that the three women developed for one another.
by ride-sharing with Robin (Mary-Louise Parker),
The overall connection between the three main
who suffers from a terminal disease which hap
women was very nice to watch, but I couldn’t help
pens to be AIDS. They eventually pick up Holly
but want to see new ground broken in the area of
(Drew Barrymore) and become involved in rescu
relationships between women in film. And, true
ing her from an abusive relationship. From that
to the advertisements, Boys On the Side bore a
point on, the story is about how they all bond, and
closer resemblance to Steel Magnolias and Terms
some of the adventures they share on the road
o f Endearment than I would’ve liked.
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