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...from Ork; he appears to be visiting his role rather than inhabiting it. Even John Lithgow, who plays Roberta Muldoon, the transsexualized onetime tight end, fails to give his usual gifted portrayal of an eccentric. Only Glenn Close, as Carp's mother, a feminist heroine, escapes from the bland rhythms of the film to cut a few strongly individualized capers...
...sweetness and light in Philadelphia, many party leaders are uneasy. In an attempt to project a united front, the conference approved a raft of bland policy positions that will win few converts to the Democratic cause. Aside from a resolution simplifying the income tax system, the platform is a model of artful dodges and hedges. "There seems to be a feeling that our good spirits and Reagan's problems will be enough, but they are not," observed Congressman Leon Panetta of California. "We've got to come up with bold new alternatives...
Over at ABC, on the David Brinkley show, the European economic conference had ended with a bland communiqué papering over disagreements. But ABC's guest, Treasury Secretary Donald Regan, bubbled: "I would say that we've had a very good session. I think we accomplished everything that we wanted." When challenged about the communiqué's evasions, Regan was not to be drawn. Like most businessmen who go into government service, Regan tends to concede nothing and doggedly repeats his sales pitch. Not very rewarding...
...Gregory's Girl seems to exist in some Brigadoon of the mind, where psychologists and sociologists are unnecessary and probably unheard of. Indeed, the setting is a far-off corner of Scotland, in a government-sponsored "new town," which supports a livelier life in its interstices than its bland surface promises...
Each of the three top candidates has disadvantages. Wilson, 48, a bland moderate with a good eleven-year record as mayor, does not inspire the voters. Well liked in the Bay Area, McCloskey, 54, may be too liberal for Southern California, where conservatives remember his strong stance against the Viet Nam War and Jews resent his call for U.S. recognition of the Palestine Liberation Organization. As for Goldwater, Wilson has attacked his mediocre attendance record in Congress (he was present for only 18% of the votes this year) and asked whether he is intelligent enough to handle the almost certain...