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Film
Jim Carrey — next ‘king of slapstick?’
By Margaret Claughton
Tut Battalion
"Ace Ventura Pet Detec
tive"
Starring Jim Carrey, Sean
Young, Courteney
Cox and Tone Loc
Directed by Tom Shadyac
Rated PG-13
Playing at Hollywood
USA
Watch out Leslie Nielson!
One-man showstopper Jim
Carrey is the soon-to-be king
of slapstick.
I must admit I was a bit
worried that one zany comic
straight off a TV series would
not be able to pull off a film
on his own. But Jim Carrey
made his adjustment from "In
Living Color" to the big
screen and single-handedly
kept me laughing the entire
time.
He does, however, have the
help of a large cast of actors
from big names to the
pseudopopular. Obviously
Warner Brothers forked out
some bucks on this one.
Granted, Jim Carrey is a well-
recognized TV personality,
but I was definitely surprised
to find him co-starring with
the likes of Sean Young.
Young plays a corrupt po
lice chief who Ace Ventura
(Carrey) butts heads with
from time to time during his
rigors as a pet detective;
which brings us to the plot of
the film. Naturally, a film
with such a dominant person
ality as its main enticement
will not have a top-notch plot.
But it is definitely original,
which in any context is re
freshing. Ace Ventura is hired
by the Miami Dolphins to lo
cate and rescue their kid
napped Dolphin mascot.
Snowflake.
Before his big case, we are
introduced to Ace and his dai
ly routine of rescuing house
hold pooches and avoiding
the landlord. It seems in the
beginning Ace has found be
ing a pet sleuth rewarding,
but less-than-lucrative.
As Ace's character devel
ops, it becomes apparent that
his style of slapstick comedy
is indeed unique. This partic
ular character goes beyond
the nonricil bumbling idiot
routine to get laughs.
In fact, Ace is surprisingly
smooth, smart and physically
able. Not that he doesn't ex
perience more than his fair
share of lessons in humility.
Ace's character relies solely on
Carrey's obviously ingenious
impromptu ability.
Through facial expressions,
voice manipulation and body
language, Carrey succeeds in
getting laughs without falling
down or breaking more bones
than the average adventurous
detective.
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Music
Tori Amos shows true colors in ‘Under the Pink
By Cliff LeBlanc
The Battauo
"Under the Pink"
Tori Amos
Alternative
Atlantic Records
Tori Amos' second album "Under the
Pink" shows her sad and personal strug
gle to understand her life.
"Pretty Good Year" is the first song
and one of the best. Backed by a simple
piano melody, her touching lyrics are
filled with great emotion and precision.
"God" follows with a criticism of reli
gion which talks about the limitations to
faith and religion. The song's style is a
throwback to the old New Orleans sound
of rhythm and blues with piano.
Other simple but striking songs in
clude "Past the Mission," "Cornflake
Girl," and "Baker Baker." Unfortunately,
Amos does not stay with the style that
fits her best. This is the simple
piano/vocal style of music that made her
noticeable with her single "Still Crazy
After All These Years" and her live pe;r H
forma nee on M IV.
Instead, she experiments with differ
ent backgrounds which do not add any
thing to the songs. She also shifts the
tempo in the music quickly, which in
some ways hurts the listener's feeling for
the song.
Most of her songs are stories of people
or feelings that everyone knows. Her
beautiful mezzo-soprano voice is dear
and understandable to the first listen.
Although the album has its faults,
Amos' style is very likable and shows her
complete honesty in her songwriting
ability. She has the talent to become a
very famous singer when she finds her
niche in a single kind of music style. She
is very close to this plateau and hopeful
ly will reach it soon.
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