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Film REVIEWS
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By Traci Travis
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"The Getaway"
Starring Alec Baldwin,
Kim Basinger,
Michael Madsen
and James Woods
Directed by Roger
Donaldson
Rated R
Playing at Post Oak III
With all of the sex and vi
olence in "The Getaway," the
only thing missing is any
sense of morality.
The producers of "The
Getaway" seem to be driving
full-speed down a one-way
highway out of the land of
reality.
Based on the 1972 box-of
fice hit, which starred Steve
McQueen and Ali McGraw,
the film surrounds itself with
deceit and dishonesty.
David Foster, the film's
producer, said that for the
past few years, he has been
trying to find a good crime
story.
"I started thinking about
'The Getaway' again because
the story is exceptionally
strong with a personal edge
to it," Foster said. "It's time
less."
Exactly. Less time should
have been spent remaking
this film, and more time
should have been spent on
an original thriller.
The film is a cross be
tween "Cape Fear" and "In
decent Proposal." It too has
a stalking, fearless criminal
and a morally questionable
marriage.
Master thief Doc McCoy
(Alec Baldwin) and his wife
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husband and wife who team up for one last heist inti*
action drama "The Getaway."
Carol (Kim Basinger) have
made a living by committing
crime after crime.
In a world where dishon
or is not unusual. Doc Mc
Coy distinguishes himself by
following his own code of
honor and standing by his
word.
Not long after its opening
scene, Doc finds himself be
hind the bars of a hellish
Mexican prison.
His wife and partner in
crime is willing to do what
ever it takes to free her hus
band from these grim sur
roundings.
This is where Jack Benyon
(James Woods) comes into
the story. Carol pays him a
couple of visits (so to speak)
that eventually result in the
release of her husband.
Doc is released under one
condition. He, along with
Rudy Travis (Michael Mad
sen), is to pull off the ulti
mate crime.
Little did they know.
however, that the ultimal
crime would be the easiesj
part of the deal.
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movie is filled with shoo!
outs, fist fights, and sensuj |
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and Basinger. But Ihci
again, they've had extn
practice being marriedoi:
screen.
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that their relationship;!
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true relationship off scree?
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about true love and romance!
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been given to the develop
ment of essential charade;
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in the film for three scene
before he is killed off.
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Depardieu wastes talents in
mundane 'My Father, the Hero
By Margaret Claughton
Thc Battalion
"My Father, the Hero"
Starring Gerard Depar
dieu, Katherine
Heigl, Dalton James
Directed by Steve Miner
Rated PG
Playing at Cinema III
Parddn a moi, but who's
bright idea was it to cast
Gerard Depardieu, an exotic,
one-of-a-kind, extremely tal
ented actor, as the father in a
film using one of the indus
try's latest mundane, copy-
catter plots? Hmmmm?
"My Father the Hero" is
the classic overprotective-
daddy-vvorries-about-young-
voluptuous-daughter story.
Granted, it carries along a
few original twists. But the
use of Depardieu as Andre,
the worried father, is a
downright waste of the
man's incredible acting tal
ent.
As the film begins, we are
introduced to Nicole (Kather
ine Heigl) the beautiful,
bitchy daughter of divorced
couple Andre (Depardieu)
and Megan (Lauren Hutton).
Andre has not been much
of a father and vows to take
his daughter on the vacation
of her life to a beautiful tropi
cal island.
The scenery in the film is
one of its few strong points.
Most of the film was shot at a
paradise island resort in Nas
sau, Bahamas. The crystal
blue waters, white sandy
beaches and magnificent
beach cottages create a scene
close to that of paradise, defi
nitely giving the audience
that getting-away-from-it-all
feeling. But you can't look at
the scenery forever and this
is when you are forced to
face the reality that, in fact,
Depardieu is playing oppo
site a 14-year-old girl who
cannot act in one of the most
ridiculously written films
I've yet to suffer.
I must give him credit,
however. Despite what he
had to work with, Depardieu
did his best and was actually
a convincing father. He even
pulled off a few haphazard,
clumsy stunts. At times, I
got a touch of the "warm
fuzzies" from his willingness
to do anything for Nicole.
Although she seemingly
didn't deserve it.
Nicole is the kind of brat!)
child character who issoouk
right rude to her parentsil
ticks you off. The kindofkif
you want to smack a littlere
spect into. In addition,shei;
also gifted with an incrediHf
figure for a 14-year-old,greal
fashion sense, and an uncan
ny knack for lying.
After falling head-over
heals for a young island stud,
she concocts a wickedfil)
convincing all of the resoil
guests, as well as her man,
that Andre is in fact he;
lover, not her dad. From
there the lies build. Almosl
aggravatingly so. Andie
add insult to injury, Andre
painfully goes along withher
scheme in order to play out
his ITl-do- anything-for-my-
daughter routine.
In short, the filmwason
the verge of pathetic. 1
looked at my watch fifteen
minutes into it and prayed
for a time warp.
I'd say, if it were neces
sary for this film to run,
should be on TV, on an ob
scure station, scheduled op
posite an event such as the
Super Bowl.
Oh, and maybe Al
Thicke or Tony Danza as
father, but not Depardieu.
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