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...brainer plot, even a glimpse of the bad-guys-of-the-moment, Russian criminals who have emerged, fire-toughened, from the ashes of the Soviet Union. The movie, as many have observed, even borrows the sure-fire elements of "Mission: Impossible": infiltration of a supposedly impregnable government sanctum, corrupt government execs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Eraser'? I don't even Know her! | 7/2/1996 | See Source »

Development of the appealing premise--the challenge of making someone invisible--is squandered in favor of a standard corrupt-government/secret-weapon story. In fact, the movie is often most interesting when we get a glimpse of the underground world Arnold has created, as he goes around collecting favors from the people he has helped disappear...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Eraser'? I don't even Know her! | 7/2/1996 | See Source »

...Town, Cooper must defend himself against a courtroom full of slickly dressed, high-priced, big-city lawyers. In It's a Wonderful Life, Jimmy Stewart's George Bailey learns that without his good heart and small-town values, the whole town of Bedford Falls would have fallen to the corrupt greed of Mr. Potter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I'M JUST THAT SIMPLE | 6/10/1996 | See Source »

...MOST CORRUPT 1. Nigeria 2. Pakistan 3. Kenya 4. Bangladesh 5. China 6. Cameroon 7. Venezuela 8. Russia 9. India 10. Indonesia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jun. 10, 1996 | 6/10/1996 | See Source »

...LEAST CORRUPT 1. New Zealand 2. Denmark 3. Sweden 4. Finland 5. Canada 6. Norway 7. Singapore 8. Switzerland 9. Netherlands 10. Austria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jun. 10, 1996 | 6/10/1996 | See Source »

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