Word: heart
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...former slave who now lives as a free woman in Ohio in the 1870s. Beloved is a handsome, classy production that is distinguished in every possible way, but it is also a cold film. The screenplay grapples admirably with Morrison's convoluted narrative but can never get to the heart of it. The saving grace of the movie is the renowned cast. Bill Gienapp...
...blacks and Hispanics flow without the slightest of inhibitions. But then, he'll stop every so often to let us know that "Racists are the scum of the earth" and that making fun of others is morally wrong. But why even bother? Instead of finding the truth at the heart of an issue and presenting it in a way that inspires laughter (and possibly understanding), he occasionally gets stuck trying to be defensive. Whenever he tries to qualify his jokes, the show momentarily screeches to a halt...
...heart has been yanked from my chest and danced upon--and a Harvard man is responsible. No, he's not a big senior. You probably don't even know him, but by now I'll bet you've heard of him. The man in question? None other than Charles E. Schumer...
...transition between the two halves of filmis handled gracefully; against all odds, the moviefeels like a coherent whole. Credit for thissuccess goes not only to the funny and intelligentscript but also to the capable actors involved.Benigni makes Guido's clownishness completelycompatible with his enormous heart and intellect;his performance in this film will be remembered...
...Givin' My Love to You," Nelson Braxton pours his heart out over some girl who knew his "heart was in desperate need for love and affection." This girl, he says, "looked in me/There's no doubt in my mind that this love is real." The lines are a bit trite. It's almost trite of me to say they're trite they're so trite. And Nelson's voice needs a bit more coaching (perhaps from Toni Braxton?) before he launches himself into another love-stricken psychological miasma. The brothers' remake of "I'll Make Love to You," is torture...