Word: charms
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...self-effacing work that often, unfairly, gets overlooked in the movies. That is especially so when paired with a performance like Matt Dillon's as Tex. He's the kind of youngster who blends the antic and the stormy and makes it come out pure lopsided charm. No one has more accurately captured the mercurial quality of adolescence than he has, with anger, rebelliousness, gallantry, goofiness all tumbled together to create a confused, wholly believable vulnerability. When an assistant principal suspends him for loading the typing class's machines with explosive caps, we understand her furious reaction...
...Schaffner has directed as if no one let him in on the scam. Poor chap seems to be taking the whole thing seriously. Or maybe he just ran too many old Mario Lanza pictures in preparation for the assignment. Still, amid prodigies of too carefully calculated (or miscalculated) charm, Pavarotti plays with a certain ingratiating diffidence. Movies are not where he lives, and he behaves in this one like a mannerly guest, puzzled, and a bit amused by all the fuss they are going to on his behalf...
...Somerville crew found all of this quaintness and charm--and that inimitable sense of adventure--a bit too heavy a load to haul to Harvard Square. And we are left with a mere weakling stepchild of a former king. Steve's unusual flavors just won't quite taste the same in the reconverted hardware store. Maybe we'd be better off if we learned to like vanilla...
...these exotic costumes enhance Xica's natural sexuality. No true beauty. Xica captivates men with some special tricks which are never revealed--but the men's screams are telling enough. Motta as Xica fills her character with enticing charm and energy; the momentum of her performance never wanes. Her physical presence dominates the film and her facial expressions--especially her twinkling eyes--reflect the depths of Xica's fervent sexuality...
...time at the Carson Stables, speak not only of his considerable editorial skills but of his ease as an employer. If Carson, on camera, suggests simultaneously a verbal glibness and an emotional reserve, that is usually considered Midwestern; it is the same reserve that is the core of his charm and longevity. His audiences derive from Carson not only a few good laughs a night (no mean average five times a week) but the cool comfort of a man who is not desperate to be known. For America, after two decades, Carson is much more than a casual acquaintance...