Word: seltzers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...terrific idea to project her anachronistically back into the kind of improbable melodrama that made home-front life during the war so entertaining. Indeed, Linda borrows some of her best espionage tricks from the Hollywood thrillers to which she's addicted. At a certain point, writer- director David Seltzer, finding himself with too many obligations to an overcomplicated plot, forgets to keep up Linda's perky, amusing spirits. But he's a basically lively and knowing guy, and, on balance, Shining Through is a cheerfully suspenseful entertainment...
...crew of Shining Through was the first to take advantage of the new freedom offered after the fall of the Berlin Wall--most of the movie was filmed on location in East Berlin. This fact is fortunately not made the main focus for the audience, so director David Seltzer is able to put together footage that is modest yet impressive...
Original MovieTone newsreel footage reinforces the film's credibility as a forties saga. Seltzer fades from black and white into color at the beginning of several scenes, providing an effective juxtaposition...
Unfortunately, Seltzer proceeds to destroy the credibility he has so carefully worked to establish. Sappy lines seem allowable--they are reminders of the melodrama of old war films, which were replete with sentimentality. However, a drastic shoot-'em-up scene and a ridiculously inappropriate ending just don't fit. They are inexplicable and unacceptable...
Shining Through Directed by David Seltzer Starring Melanie Griffith and Michael Douglas Twentieth Century...