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M ichael D ouglas is a fired de­
fense w orker who, w hile sitting in rush
hour traffic loses it and goes on a
ram page through the streets o f Los
Angeles. He is a m an w ho has lost too
much.
B arbara Hershey stars as his em o­
tionally battered ex-w ife w hom he te r­
rorizes as he m akes his way “hom e”
through “G angland” .
First, he encounters a K orean
store m erchant who is charging exor­
bitant prices. Second, the walk “ hom e”
m eets w ith increasingly more d an g er­
o u s e n c o u n te rs. W h en you w a lk
th ro u gh “G angland” y o u ’re bound to
m eet up w ith a few gang members. In
this case, w ere H ispanic.
N ext, its an over zealous beggar;
a burger jo in t that doesnt sell breakfast
food after 11:30 a m and a fellow
friend, a N azi racist.
For tips on how to handle the
above persons, take notes w hile view ­
ing the movie. T his is a story that hits
hom e in an unnerving way. We all
have felt hopeless and abused by the
system. Stuck in traffic, gouged by an
unscrupulous store m erchant, hounded
by beggars, afraid to w alk in a certain
neighborhood, rushing to get som e­
w here and arriv in g ju st in tim e to see
it close. However, most o f us m anage
to hold back the anger, and stay sane
in the process. Yet, have you ever
w ondered w hat it w ould feel like to
lose it, ju st once. Go “tem porarily”
insane and express your anger. W hat
a release! W hat keeps us from doing
ju st that is sanity. Som eone will be
hurt, including ourselves, our fam ily
and friends. We
know there w ill be a p rice to pay.
T om orrow will com e and the debt w ill
com e due.
But then theres the point o f no
return-w hen it’s longer to go back
then to continue th e jo u m e y . T he D ou­
glas character stepped over that line.
T his movie is poignant, in its use
o f hum or, and dram a as w ell as sus­
penseful scenarios. It is a rarity that a
m ovie can successfully m ix dram a,
hum or, and electrifying elem ents and
m ake you w ant to laugh, scream and
cry all at the sam e time. See this
movie. Go by yourself, if you have to-
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