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...could hope that Prince Charming went to a suburban high school and could blot out the inevitable embarassments of being a teenager. Sixteen Candles is mostly a comedy, and it doesn’t take itself too seriously, so this type of analysis may be contrary to the film??s spirit. But for those of us who viewed it as a harbinger of our high school lives to come, Candles was grave business indeed...
...chemically imbalanced, but Paxton strives to keep his character’s sanity ambiguously, if not intriguingly, in doubt. As he gathers his items and receives his list of victims, Dad’s heavenly visions are flushed out in computer-generated glory that seem convincing enough. However, the film??s point of view leaves questions as to the full depth and breath of each character’s true intentions. Or, at least we would question motives were the plot not so laborious and plodding in its pacing...
Frailty is told from McConaughey’s standpoint in a manner eerily reminiscent of Keyser Soze’s narrative in The Usual Suspects. As such, the first two-thirds of the film??s action is filtered through Fenton’s perspective and therefore tainted. However, McConaughey is barely worthy to serve even as Kevin Spacey’s personal assistant as he authors his own tale. McConaughey lacks the charisma, the composure and the personality quirks to make his recounting of the events truly compelling, although the vignettes depicted on screen do redeem his bland...
...Harvard Crimson was recently able to take part in a group interview with Williams and DeVito about Death to Smoochy. Williams immediately emphasized the film??s adult content, warning, “Do not bring a child to this movie.” He relished playing something different than his usual kid-friendly characters: “To play a dark character is something I’ve wanted to explore for a while.” Williams also noted that Norton, who normally plays dark roles, went in the opposite direction with his portrayal of the good...
...execution. In fact, the movie’s self-awareness, especially in its capacity to shock the audience, is its forte. It knows that children’s television characters have been lampooned before. A reflection of the voluminous number of anti-Barney web pages, the film??s website, www.smoochymustdie.com, offers 100 ways to kill Smoochy as well as interactive games where the purple rhinoceros is shot gunned, run-over and beaten to death. DeVito utilizes the incredible talent of the cast, however, to make the kiddy TV satire delve into new depths of ugliness and dark hilarity...