Word: ref
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...imagine a basketball player turning to the ref and saying: "I'm sorry, I just can't concentrate on these free throws with all that yelling in the stands. Could you ask that deranged man in the crowd who's yelling obscenities about my family that I just don't appreciate...
...stick at referee Kerry Fraser from the penalty box to display his disgust at one of Fraser's calls. Then, after Fraser ejected him, he charged out of the penalty box and had to be restrained by a couple of his Penguin teammates, although he still blasted the ref...
...people in the audience at the Cleveland Circle cinema, there were many orgasmic "I'm gonna die" moments. However, if you cannot envision yourself saying something like "I thought I was gonna die when they had those candles on their heads" after you've seen a movie, then "The Ref" is not the movie...
...Ref" suffers chronically from an unsalvageably stupid and hackneyed plot line. Swarthy young thief Gus (played by Denis Leary) sets off an alarm during a robbery and barely makes his escape. He bolts for the nearest convenience store and finds Caroline (Judy Davis) wandering frustrated through the canned food aisle while her hesband Lloyd, played by Cherokee. Holding a gun to Caroline's back, he forces her to her car. Now here's the funny part: Gus doesn't know what he's in for! In an effort to get far away from the scene of the crime and gather...
Among the many loaded and profound messages conveyed, I did find one little gem of advice in "The Ref" particularly moving. Says Gus-robber-man to Jesse-delinquent-suburban-spawn, "kid, you may think running around stealing stuff is fun, but it really sucks." I think that Ted Demme is trying to reach the youth of America in this movie. He really wants to say, "Hey, kids. I know stealing stuff may be fun, but it really sucks...