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...desperation move--the big bang that for no good reason blows away this eccentric and often delightful little universe. It's a miscalculation--though a calculated one--but it does not erase one's fond memories of all the odd, deeply humorous behavior that preceded it. --By Richard Schickel...
...Michael Hoffman) lies in the fact that the kid gets worse, not better, going on to sleazy dotcom millions and, of course, politics. This leaves the prissily played Hundert sadder and wiser. But it still may leave viewers emotionally disconnected from this distinctly unchipper Mr. Chips. --By Richard Schickel...
...Portuguese novel that is solidly in that tradition. As such, it deserves to be judged on its considerable merits as a compassionate critique--not of a belief system but of the flawed and all-too-human institution that serves it in the real, temptation-ridden world. --By Richard Schickel...
...Lion King). Her first theatrical film, Titus, was distinguished by a bold and visionary sweep. In Frida that inventiveness has diminished to a kind of strained cuteness. Everything that makes an artist an artist--the obsessions, the egotism--is ignored in favor of upbeat movie conventions. --By Richard Schickel...
...damned thing keeps gnawing at your mind--if only for its almost perfect lack of conventional sentiment. Or movieness. Take a tough pill--and maybe wear your lead shoes--and check it out. It's one of the oddest American "comedies" in recent memory. --By Richard Schickel...