Word: kramer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Tynan," written by Alda, who also stars in the TV series M*A*S*H." Streep, a Yale Drama School graduate and former student of Robert S. Brustein, artistic director of the Loeb, recently won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Kramer vs. Kramer...
...problem." Even insult has lost its point: "I couldn't care less" has degenerated to the meaningless "I could care less." Greetings are equally vapid: telephone operators now routinely use '80s-babble, chirping, "Have a nice day," the moral equivalent of the smile button. Kramer vs. Kramer is advertised as a film that is "absolutely today." Nouns continue to be overrun by the jargonaut: the New York Times demands stronger sourcing, meetings are preambled, situations are impacted. The New York Post recently managed a dazzling double play with its offering: "Stunt man extraordinaire Hal Needham will helm...
...works very well. When Billy falls from the jungle-jim, we feel Ted's pain and get tired as we run with him to the hospital. When Margaret takes the stand and pleads with Joanna to recognize Ted's love for Billy, we sympathize with all three of them. Kramer takes a tough and relevant subject and forces us to get involved. Go see this film--it's worth the emotional effort...
...THIS IS not to argue, as many critics would have us believe, that Kramer is the film of the 1970s. Benton commits himself early on to the tightly-knit parallel construction and works well within this simple framework--the shopping scene and the breakfast scenes are terrific; but details go unexplored. Why doesn't Ted hire someone to take care of the kid? The bulk of the film develops the growing bond between Ted and Billy. All this time, Joanna presumably ests out in California making love to real estate developers and talking with $500-an-hour shrinks. She disappears...
...Kramer vs. Kramer is slick, almost contrived. The script manipulates at times. Every scene ends with a big laugh or a big cry. Benton edited the film perfectly and an hour and a half passes without notice. But his style is somehow out of synch with his subject. The rough edges that are an essential part of Ted and Joanna's break-up are masked inthe smooth flow...