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The Original Kings of
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Starring Steve Harvey, D.L.
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Bernie Mac
Dhected by Spike Lee
Rated R
Now playing at Hollywood 16
It is unfortunate that theaters do
not refund ticket money. For any
one who saw this film, half of their
money should have been refunded
for the lackluster production and
the final two comedy routines,
which were slightly humorous at
best and downright offensive at
worst.
This film was advertised as a
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the tour with a few moments of
backstage action thrown in. The
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nearly nonexistent.
For anyone hoping to see the
backstage antics that one assumes
go on during a long comedy tour,
this film is an utter disappointment.
It is salvaged only by Harvey’s and
Hughley’s excellent comedy rou^
tines. Harvey, serving as the master
of ceremonies, keeps the audience
rolling with laughter with his open
ing routine and subsequent intro
ductions of the other comedians.
Hughley’s stand-up routine is
funny enough to draw some view
ers to his low-rated comedy show.
Harvey does an excellent job of
keeping audiences interested in the
film, while Hughley lights up the
screen with an outstanding routine
lamenting bill collectors and the
differences in the ways people of
different races deal with the same
problems. Hughley’s comedic per
formance confronts issues of
racism and bigotry and manages to
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The Cell
Starring Jennifer Lopez,
Vaughn and Vincent D’Onc
Directed by Tarsem
Rated R
Now playing at Hollywoodlf
The Cell is often calledatoi
nation of The Matrix and Site
the Lambs, and the descriptionis
accurate enough. Unfortunately.
The Cell is not nearly as good as t
ther of those films.
The Cell is based on theseard
for a serial killer's last victim,tak
ing psychiatrist Catherine Deane
(Lopez) into the mind of the co
matose murderer. Deane uses a
form of virtual reality and expen-
mental psychology to enter the
killer's mind and find out wherelt
last victim is hidden. Thedangert
that she will begin to believe the
killer's mind is reality and be fore
er trapped in his demented world
This is much like a psychoticWhl
Dreams May Come.
Much like that film. The Cell
concentrates on bizarre and visual
intense dream sequences in the
killer's mind. These scenes,rather
than the acting of the charactersart
the true stars of the movie as the;
hold Hie viewer’s attention. This
phenomenon is not unexpected ini
film directed by a man who previ
ously directed music videos,
R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion"
among them.
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effects are first-rate, theimageryis
decidedly dark. The fact is I
film is extremely morbid andoftet
graphic, as one might expect.tlie
mind of a serial killer to be. Whiii
this may be a realistic portrayal of
a creative serial killer’s mind,it
will probably be too much for
most viewers. The film concen
trates on pain and suffering,and
the audience suffers for it. Neither
Lopez nor Vaughn distinguish
themselves in this film. D'Onofrie
could have been an excellent vil
lain, but the special effects often
overshadow his performance.Till'
film will likely be relegated to the
underground bondage clubs ina
month, but for those not faint of
heart, it is worth renting the
video.(Grade: C+)
—Jason Bennylif
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