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The Battalion
Thursday, December 2,1993
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By Anas Ben-Musa
(Above photo) Mrs. Doubtfire (Robin Williams) reads "Charlotte's Web" to Natalie
(Mara Wilson). (Left photo) Daniel Hillard (Williams) decides to become his chil
dren's' (l-r, Wilson, Matthew Lawrence and Lisa Jakub) nanny, Mrs. Doubtfire.
day a week of visitation by the court.
Of course, this convinces Daniel to get
hired by Miranda as the housekeeper
— with makeup, a latex face and a
British accent.
Williams has played many roles, so
it's not a hard stretch to consider what
he can do playing a 60-year-old British
nanny with orthopedic shoes.
Everyone knows Williams' fast-
paced, crazy spontaneity as a comedi
an and actor.
With "Mrs. Doubtfire," Williams re
fines his comic genius to a fine point.
His one-liners are sharp. Not since
"Good Morning, Vietnam" has
Williams been so funny.
And like "Vietnam," Williams car
ries "Mrs. Doubtfire" with his energy
and wit while the rest of the cast
looks on mostly in awe. Yet,
Williams is a little older and wiser in
his new venture.
With a strong supporting cast.
"Mrs. Doubtfire"
Starring Robin Williams, Sally Field,
Pierce Brosnan and Harvey Fierstein
Directed by Chris Columbus
Rated PG-13
Playing at Schulman VI
"My first day as a woman and I'm
already having hot flashes."
That's Daniel Hillard's (Robin
Williams) introduction to life as a
woman after he burns his bdsom in
the kitchen — one the many hip,
snappy and downright hilarious mo
ments in Williams' new film, "Mrs.
Doubtfire."
The film deals with a discouraged
actor, Daniel, and his painful separa
tion from his wife Miranda (Sally
Field). Daniel only wants to see his
children, but he is allowed only one a
roks, so it’s not a Imrtlstretch
to consider what he can do
playing a till-year-old llritish
nanny with orthopedic shoes.
Williams is able to relax and let his
crazy characters, Daniel Hillard/Mrs.
Doubtfire, flow back and forth with
out forcing a scene with some trite
joke or antic.
Sally Field and Harvey Fierstein
play solid roles, but its little Mara
Wilson's charismatic and intelligent
portrayal as the youngest daughter,
Natalie, that steals the show.
Wilson is adorable as any typical
child actor is supposed to be, but her
character has depth that will pleasant
ly surprise many audiences. She is
not the typical film child with a Bar
bie doll in one hand and a bag of can
dy in the other. Natalie loves to hear
her father read "Charlotte's Web."
It's nothing big or complicated and
that's why its all the more real and to
the heart.
Just like "Mrs. Doubtfire." Go see it.
You'll love it.
Not ‘A Perfect World’ for Eastwood and Costner
By Jacqueline Ayotte
The Battalion
"A Perfect World"
Starring Kevin Costner and
Clint Eastwood
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Rated PG-13
Playing at Schulman VI
"A Perfect World" can't
hold a candle to Clint East
wood's "Unforgiven."
It tries really hard, but it
just doesn't make it.
Although the acting is
strong, with sexy Kevin
Costner playing the lead
criminal role, there's some
thing lacking in this film.
That something is more
of Eastwood's impeccable
acting.
The film itself starts slow
ly and eventually builds to
ward an intense and emo
tional climax, but the viewer
is still left with a tiny feeling
of dissatisfaction.
Set in Huntsville, Texas,
in 1963, the plot follows
hardened criminal Butch
Haynes (Costner) as he de-
Kevin Costner stars as an escaped convict who kidnaps Phillip.
cides to escape from prison
and take a hostage along for
the ride. That-hostage hap
pens to be an innocent sev
en-year-old named Phillip
Perry (T. J.Lowther).
Due to the fact that nei
ther Haynes nor the boy
grew up with a father, these
two form a special bond.
Unfortunately, this friend
ship isn't in Haynes' plan.
Nor is it in the plan for
Texas Ranger Red Garnett
(Eastwood) who's teaming
up with the wise cracking
criminologist Sally Gerber
(Laura Dern) to ride in a
special 1963 silver trailer in
an attempt to catch Haynes
before it's too late.
Haynes and the boy live
in a fantasy world while on
the run, which transforms
the film from bland to grand
in some scenes.
The production of "A
Perfect World" is fantastic.
catching the desolate plains
of Texas perfectly.
The scenes are stolen by
the little seven-year-old
Phillip. He simply is a nat
ural. The boy both fears
and admires Haynes
throughout the adventure,
and Lowther makes these
feelings so real to life, the
viewer tends to forget he's
only acting.
But when it comes down
to it, the film is just there at
times. Some scenes drag on
to such an extent, the film
begins to bore rather than
intrigue the viewer. And
with minimum acting com
ing from Eastwood, there's
no real hero available to
break the monotony.
Costner is wonderful,
but even he can't beat the
dragging scenes.
Sad but true, even East
wood's "A Perfect World"
can't break away from the
world of typical chase
movies, even if the criminal
ends up becoming a little
boy's hero.
Nobody's perfect.
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