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...means, no matter how lethal, to overthrow the secular government of President Hosni Mubarak, a key ally of the U.S. In response, the Cairo government and its security forces have shown they will raid, arrest and hang as many militants as they think it will take to stamp out the insurrection...
Attempting to overcome their standoffishness, they accept an invitation for coffee with Paul and Lillian House (Jerry Adler and Lynn Cohen). But Paul's insistence on showing Larry his stamp collection makes Larry realize anew the wisdom of minding one's own business, a course he keeps urging on his wife after Lillian dies suspiciously a few days later...
Several things are wrong with this amiably unpretentious fable. First, after repeatedly failing to reach Broadway, the creators have opted for a postage- stamp stage in lower Manhattan. The sets are mostly paintings on roller- drops, slowly uncoiling to the floor ("It looks like we're in the 19th century," admits one of the team privately), and choreographer Peter Gennaro has no room to move. The use of Theoni Aldredge's Broadway-budget costumes just makes the surrounding skimpiness look worse...
Plenty of the John Woo stamp remains despite restrictions, however. Woo's most recurrent touch is the arcing closeup. Tight shots on the face, directing attention to the eyes, do not hold still, but arc around the head. The meditative, emotional effect is powerful and highly unusual for an action film...
...white-collar class. Long after jokes about minorities have become socially unacceptable, mockery of lawyers remains a safe prejudice. Sample: What do lawyers and sperm have in common? Both have a one-in-a-million chance of turning out human. Another: Why did the post office recall its lawyer stamp? Answer: Because people didn't know which side to spit...