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...especially ambitious--many songs deal with teenage experiences and Hitchcock movies--but they are simple and universal. If the band sounds naive, they use naivete to their advantage; the simplicity of the lyrics accentuates their mastery of the music. The songs are necessarily ephemeral, yet it is their charm remains after the music comes...
...first dance, entitled "Company B," is basically a lighthearted demonstration of fun 1940's-style dances, against the darker overtones of the tragedies of World War II. Some dancers, particularly Pollyana Ribeiro in "Rum and Coca-Cola" and Paul Thrussell in "Oh Johnny," win lauds for balancing spirited charm with grace and elegance. Unfortunately, many of the other performers do not seem to know now to have fun. In the supposedly-lively "Pennsylvania Polka," dancers Jennifer Gelfand and Carlos Ivan Santos look uncomfortable and embarrassed to be doing the polka between melodramatic air-kisses on-stage...
...Livingston) has done Hamlet off-Broadway; now, if he's lucky, he can play Goofy at Disneyland. Sue (Patrick Van Horn), perhaps compensating for his girl's name, picks fights with punks. Even Trent (Vince Vaughn), the cute one, has problems; he's so at ease with his boyish charm, he's forgotten that maybe it's time, at 24, to grow...
...diner is brimming with celebrity as well as neighborhood charm...
...charm of Once a Thief is that nearly every moment is played with a wink--the almost nonstop score has the giddy feel of music that might accompany a Stanley Donen caper, while the clipped pace of the showdowns gives the movie the tone of a Power Rangers episode with wit. Newcomer Sergei proves himself an appealing comedian as he smugly cuts down his rivals' big plans with lines like "Keep dreamin', Serpico." The movie ends with Sergei and Holt poised for further adventures. A series maybe...