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Flowers and Pfeiffer-Common Grounds...
Ginny accepts her father's authority with an almost frightening passivity, but his is hardly the only strong will in town. Her sister Rose (Michelle Pfeiffer) is always frank and sometimes ruthless in her pursuit of what she wants. Their youngest sister Caroline (Jennifer Jason Leigh) left the farm early to pursue a career in law, but she makes her opinions known even at long distance...
When a cast this pedigreed is assembled for one film, though, talk will inevitably center around the performances. The sensation among the performances. The sensation among the actors is Pfeiffer, who boldly taps a well of fury deeper and more poisonous than anything in the histrionic "In the Company of Men." "We're not going to be sad," she swears at the film's conclusion. "We're going to be angry until...
...delicate beauty, Pfeiffer's acting has long been unappreciated for its sheer muscularity. As in her best work (probably "The Fabulous Baker Boys" and "Batman Returns") she executes an intensely physical performance, and her eye movements alone have more verve than Robards' entire performance. Rose sees herself as the most aggrieved party in the plot, but she is also one of its surest agents, a sort of director figure-note how many shots of other characters include Pfeiffer's arm or shoulder in the side of the frame, as if she is literally steering the action...
...epic sweep of land or a childhood resentment, a Pulitzer-winning novel is a difficult inheritance, and without proper stewardship can degenerate quickly. The cornerstone virtues of the film-Shakespeare's brutal story and Smiley's ingenious new context-are enough to sustain a solid two-hour drama, but Pfeiffer excepted, the filmmakers reap little from the rich soil they have been handed...