Word: actor
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Luckily, Anthony Hopkins is a fascinating actor to watch, even when saddled with such bad material. Although the script denies him the chance to develop Corky's madness gradually, Hopkins manages to vary the histrionics and constantly radiates an appealing boyishness, even after Corky has just slit someone's jugular. Hopkins' performance nearly salvages the movie, even though he is strongly hampered by the efforts of a bad dialect coach, who must think that Catskills residents talk like third-rate Brando imitators. Actually, Hopkins' accent is the most unpredictable aspect of Magic...
...with Fats provide the only riveting moments in the movie. The early dialogues inject some much needed, if admittedly ghoulish, humor into the film; the later ones are truly terrifying, as Corky literally spins out of control. The dummy looks amazingly like Hopkins, with exaggerated features that caricature the actor's perfectly. This mocking resemblance not only allows for several nice shots contrasting the two faces, but emphasizes the entire concept of Fats and Corky's alter-ego. Fats' face, like his personality, becomes a grotesque parody of Corky...
Daniel Flood, 74, the former Shakespearean actor who has represented the district around Wilkes-Barre, Pa., for 30 years, was indicted last month for taking more than $60,000 in bribes for using his influence with federal agencies. His constituents sent him back to Congress with 54% of the vote...
...cartoon traced over it, virtually frame by frame. The technique allows for large-scale battles and much hacking and hewing, as well as some distracting side effects. When the crowds are especially dense or the action swift, the superimposed cartoon fades to a sketchy approximation. The live actor-models flicker like ghosts behind a thin wash of color, and the viewer feels an urge to apply a damp cloth and see what is really going...
...other worthwhile moments in the movie belong to Stallone. Having abdicated the fighter's role for once, he tries to show what else he can do as an actor. As it turns out, he can be quite funny. There are some hilarious bits in which he fends off real and imagined enemies on New York's mean streets; his performance takes on a violent comic vitality that only rarely spreads to his direction and writing. Like the rest of the film, the star is at his worst when he lays on calculated doses of sentiment and sensitivity...