Word: sinatras
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Frank Sinatra, singer: "Reagan has displayed a better grasp of the issues than the other candidates...
...FRANK SINATRA is a man in a maelstrom. As detective sergeant Edward Delaney in The First Deadly Sin, he must track and capture a crazed killer, comfort and protect his sick wife after her kidney has been removed, and deal with a belligerent captain sent in from downtown to clean up his deteriorating precinct...
...Sinatra broaches the singer-as-actor credibility gap, giving a thoroughly realistic and low-key performance as one of New York's finest. Perhaps it would be in poor taste to suggest, as one observer did, that Sinatra ought to be able to fashion a fine portrayal of a New York policeman--he's had enough altercations with the type--but Sinatra doesn't miss a trick. His deadpan expression and passionless eyes brilliantly reflect the torments of a man who must, at once, watch his once-beautiful wife slowly collapse into herself, and yet still be the consummate professional...
...never throwing a curve by presenting an alternate suspect, never even temporarily blocking Delaney's inexorable march to solution of the puzzle. The ingredients of the film are delicious on their own merits--it's only when so combined that the recipe fails to pan out, as neither Sinatra's nor Dunaway's performance can provide enough spark to carry the entire story by itself. In short, the first deadly sin was for a dogged director like Hutton to attempt to translate Lawrence Sanders' novel to the silver screen. The second deadly sin is to force it upon the unsuspecting...
...technical level, the Stones are better than ever. Jagger has acquired wonderful command of his voice; he sings with nuance and a remarkable adaptability to different lyrics and styles. He is our Sinatra. Watts now reigns as undisputed King of the Skins; his jazz- and reggae-influenced drumming is the band's gasohol. Watts single handely saves at least two songs on the album from mediocrity and lifts one to brilliance. The bass playing is at times superb, and probably Ron Wood's; elsewhere it is merely workmanlike, and probably Bill Wyman's. Over the years the Stones have acquired...