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...Kids? Hmm. The stars are, frankly, a trifle mature for their roles. But ultimately the trade-off -- experienced deftness for youthful daffiness -- works to Housesitter's advantage. It never spins out of control. Hawn's shrewd ditsiness sets a lively pace, but she also finds something real and appealing in an unlikely figure. Martin's role is essentially reactive, but he has his moments, notably a hilariously infantile attempt to seduce his old flame, whom Delany plays straight as a board but much funnier...
When he isn't fielding calls to his 800 line, Jerry Brown communicates with potential voters on-line, thanks to his new CompuServe computer link. Hmm . . . are the Michelangelo and Friday the 13th viruses political plots...
...modern can you get? You wouldn't want the mashed spuds if you've got the pasta, but let's check anyway. Three listings: the basic one, with sour cream; one that has a whole head of cooked garlic (yum!); and one that is half potatoes and half parsnips (hmm...
...concert set. By the bed is a TV buzzing with static; Waits harrumphs and coughs, scratches himself, sits on the bed to shave his neck, then, curious, points his electric shaver at the set and hits the button: zap, the fuzz snaps for a second to Waits furiously singing. Hmm. He hits the shaver again--Waits in a Lone Ranger mask. Again--Waits in a satin white jacket. Chuckling, he turns away, pulls a sheet over his boots and jeans, and falls asleep. The TV fritzes again, as it does between scenes through out the movie, and we're with...
...mused, that the conductor would invoke the legendary rebel turned emperor of the Ch'in dynasty through whom the Kings of Hell reported their doings to heaven. Just to be sure, I asked a fellow straphanger what our Charon of the Underworld had said. "Forty-second next," he answered. Hmm...