Word: sentimentalized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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BIRD Charlie Parker, genius of modern jazz and modern self-destruction, is played with easy-gliding perfection by Forest Whitaker, and director Clint Eastwood re-creates his world in dark, romantic hues. No false notes, no easy sentiment...
Meanwhile, the yearlong uprising by the occupants of the West Bank and Gaza had drawn worldwide sympathy for those Arafat called "the children of the stones." The best way to exploit that sentiment and further isolate Israel was for the P.L.O. to move toward a more moderate, reasonable role. Arafat was strongly urged to do so by Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, Jordan's King Hussein and, after the cease-fire in the Iran-Iraq war, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. For the U.S., which sharply criticized Israel's heavy use of force against the intifadeh, an overly close relationship with...
TWINS. Danny DeVito. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Twins! Fortunately, this comedy boasts more than tall-guy, short-guy jokes. It has an easy warmth that never slops over into sentiment...
TWINS. Danny DeVito. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Twins! How's that for "high concept"? Fortunately, this comedy boasts more than tall-guy, short-guy jokes. It has an easy warmth that never slops over into sentiment...
This honest rejection of fraudulently uplifting sentiment is admirable in a way. But Rain Man's restraint is, finally, rather like Raymond's gabble. It discourages connections, keeping you out instead of drawing you in. -- Richard Schickel...