Word: boys
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Dave hit the brakes. Adam's head hit the headrest. Dave was unhappy with our attitude towards his quest. The quest, the quest, what was the quest? College degeneracy with a time warp twist, boy meets blind date, meets his past, meets his maker. No, not his maker, but a girl. A mystery girl, a girl who had for Dave the body, mind, and allure of a fourth grade flame, but the voice of a Smith coed. No, not coed, couldn't be a coed in an all girl's school...
...instead of a farmboy's quest for career maturity, the movie is more a day in the life of a working Boy Wonder. Yuppies could take notes on Foster's business sense as he pours over corporate reports, works late nights, and brashly persuades stodgy, old executives into backing his bold initiatives. He is even a swift jogger in a coat...
...tale of mail boy-disguised-as-executive, the movie gives a creative twist to the usual rags-to-riches tale. And this determined implausibility is the real secret to Secret's success...
...surprisingly, they don't find out. Neither do we, mainly because Lee works with silly dialogue and stock situations. At one point, the Black patriarch reiterates white segregationist arguments and then, moments later, discovers that daughter Bridget has been having an affair with Billy Brown, the white housemaid's boy. He flies off in a rage, swearing revenge upon the poor kid. These actors do their best with this warp-speed melodrama and even manage a few comic moments, but Lee's material doesn't allow any great depth of characterization...
...love of bullets only slightly ameliorating the annoyance felt towards his mischievous lad, Dewitt was resolved to teach the boy a lesson. Dewitt Jr. was sent back out on his Keds. One hour later, Dewitt Jr. presented the next stack of reels--very good time, Dewitt observed, noting the therapeutic effects of exercise. And this time, the young man's selection was not far off the mark...