Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013, July 19, 2002, Page 43, Image 43

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A b o u t O ne T hing
A n ensem ble cast— including John
Turturro and A m y Irving as an unhappily
married couple, M atthew M cConaughey
as a cocky attorney, C lea Duvall as an
optim ist who has her illusions shattered
and A lan A rkin as a curmudgeonly
workaholic— survive life
crises and creeping futility
in this wonderful new film.
W riter/ director Jill
Sprecher ( Clockwatchers)
m aintains perfect com pas­
sionate realism in both
storytelling and visuals,
m aking 1 3 Conversations
effortlessly m oving and
honestly life-affirming.
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Tta Texada (left) and Clea Duvall lend to a killer ensemble
cast in 13 Conversations About One Thing
Chris and Paul Weitz
(American Pie) directed this
adaptation o f a novel by N ick Hornby
(High Fidelity) about a spoiled man (Hugh
G rant) who tries to pick up chicks by pos­
ing as a single dad. Sounds like an episode
of Three’s Company, but things get serious
when he meets a troubled kid (N icholas
Hoult) who turns his life around.
—Jim Ratios ta
T he B o urn e I dentity
Director Doug Liman (Swingers, G o) con­
tinues his winning streak with this old-
school spy thriller starring yummy Matt
Damon as an amnesiac
on the run from the
CIA . He and Franka
Potente (Run Lola Run)
show strong chemistry,
but Julia Stiles is wasted
in a thankless support­
ing role.
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Steven Spielberg further explores his
darker side in this innovative sci-fi thriller
based on a short story by Philip K. Dick.
Unfortunately, he can’t help but insert sever­
al sequences that are either overly
precious or downright silly. The Big Brother
storyline has great potential that seems just
beyond his grasp.
T he S um of A ll F ears
W hat would happen if disas­
ter struck a major U .S. city and
the world was brought to the
brink of calamity as a result? If
you want the answer to that
question, watch the national
news; if you want to be under­
whelmed by an overstuffed plot,
go see this dud.
-J R
WlNDTALKERS
Director Christo­
pher N olan follows up
John Woo directed this awful
Memento with a less
war story about the Navajos who
original but equally
helped create a code that could
absorbing tale about
not be broken. Unfortunately, it’s
how the mind can play Hilary Swank is miscast but
told ffom the perspective <
pretty as ever in Insomnia
tricks on you. A1 Paci­
face Nicolas Cage, whose
no is outstanding as a
mented overacting is totally incompati
far-from-perfect cop who cuts a deal with
with the wannabe-vintage style, the
a killer (Robin W illiams) to cover his
obvious dialogue and the shamelessly
unethical behind. Hilary Swank (Boys
vague treatment given to this I
Don’t C ry) is miscast once again as his
cinating chapter of U.S.
wide-eyed sidekick.
history. An early candidate
-J R
for Worst Film of 2002.
-J R
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