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Denzel Washington’s directorial
debut, a moving biopic about a Navy
seaman who overcomes anger management
problems, initially threatens to become a
lame Good Will Hunting clone but is rescued
by Derek Luke’s strong performance as the
title character. The happy ending is
enhanced when the closing credits roll and
the audience learns that Fisher himself wrote
the screenplay.
—Jim Radosta
G angs of N ew Y ork
3, 2003 * Just out 37
of attempted murder, chased by gigantic spiders
and haunted by a ghostly diary— yet bland
actor Daniel Radcliffe never once manages to
convey any sense of peril or joy. Hokum pocus.
-JR
M aid in M anhattan
Wayne Wang (The Joy Luck Club, Smoke)
directed this cute Cinderella story about a
hotel maid (Jennifer Lopez) who falls for a
Republican U .S. Senate candidate (Ralph
Fiennes) but hides her employment status
from him. Will he discover her secret when
the clock strikes midnight? (Hint: Does J-Lo
love publicity?)
Martin Scorsese’s highly anticipated epic
about New York’s C ivil War-era under
world infighting and the anti-draft riots
that tore the city apart is too uneven to
be worth all the fuss but well worth seeing
for its many spectacular moments.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz
pass muster, Daniel Day-Lewis steals the
show, and Scorsese’s camera compellingly
captures a seething tableau of the
rebelling downtrodden as represented by
liberated slaves, oppressed immigrants and
transvestite prostitutes.
— Christopher M cQuain
-JR
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Phillip Noyce directed this true story about
three aboriginal girls who escape after being kid
napped by the Australian government as part of a
horrific program to integrate “half-castes” into white
society. Beautiful cinematography,
an outstanding score by Peter
Gabriel and impressive acting by
first-timers Everlyn Sampi, Tianna
Sansbury and Laura Monaghan
make this a must-see.
—JR
H arry P otter and the
C hamber of S ecrets
I grew tired of this lame series within
the first hour o f last year’s Sorcerer's Stone.
The sequel finds our young wizard accused
l^ 5 dud, bottom of the bag
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branded Motown on our brains and features
superb performances from the hit factory by
Ben Harper, Joan Osborne and plenty more.
— Gary Moms
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S tanding in the S hadows
M otown
¡C g X g i T w o W eeks N otice
We all knew the great
“Motown sound” depended less
on the singers than on the
unparalleled groove, but until
now the creators of that groove
were unknown. This very satisfy
ing documentary reveals the
men (they’re all men) who
Sandra Bullock plays a progressive lawyer
who begmdgingly accepts a position working
for a shallow businessman (Hugh Grant) in
order to save a community center. This old-
fashioned oil-and-water formula might
have clicked if only Bullock’s oil
(clumsy pratfalls) and Grant’s water
(corny puns) weren’t so tasteless.
-JR
'Remember when music was fu n ?
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