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...sour one-liners comprising nothing more than the most basic of sentence constructions punctuated by several hundred rounds of automatic weapons' fire. Despite the assistance provided by the visual aids, it is readily apparent that Arnold would have problems acting his way out of a light covering of aluminum foil...
...likeable, normal kid with only a slight propensity for things exciting and unusual. Unfortunately, it is just this normality that too often makes Marty bland. Caught between the film's comedic and dramatic worlds, Fox is forced to play Marty as a kind of straight man--a constant foil for all the other characters, whether they evoke our ridicule or our compassion. Considering this amorphous, all-inclusive role, Fox manages to emerge with a remarkably substantive character. But mere substance is not adequate in a role that forms the foundation of the entire movie...
Tiedge's defection to East Germany is probably only the beginning of West Germany's worst espionage scandal in a decade. For four years he directed the country's efforts to track, foil and capture East German spies. That background will be invaluable to spymasters in East Germany, who run an estimated 3,000 agents in West Germany alone. Says Hans Neusel, State Secretary for the Interior Ministry: "If Tiedge passes on all his knowledge, this will mean immense damage for West Germany's intelligence work." West German authorities believe that he may have helped East German spies evade detection...
...been routine at all major terminals since the mid-1970s. Individuals must pass through a metal detector, and carry-on luggage is examined, usually by an X-ray machine. These devices can occasionally be fooled: lead-lined bags sold to protect film can shield weapons from detection, and metal foil can sometimes be used to distort the shape of an image. It is up to the operator of the X-ray machine to insist on opening a bag for closer inspection when a blank mass or an unusual image appears on the screen. Checked luggage is not routinely examined...
...with asides that are, like the tabloid, just slightly askew: " 'My ex-wife . . . was a bitch.' Ilka thought that's what she wanted to be--a bitch and a looker. Think of the opportunities!" The voluble, repetitious Bayoux cannot match her lunatic poignancy, but he can be an apt foil and in the end helps to prove that the immigrant novel, from Henry Roth's Call It Sleep to Isaac Bashevis Singer's Lost in America to Lore Segal's Her First American, remains inexhaustible...