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“The Whole Ten Yards'”
Warner Bros. Studios
Starring: Bruce Willis,
Matthew Perrv, Amanda Feet
Once again audiences are kept laughing by
eccentric hit men and friends in “The Whole Ten
Yards." The witty characters from the prequel.
“The Whole Nine Yards," return to the screen to
give audiences another 90 minutes full of farci
cal laughs.
Bruce Willis as Jimmy “The Tulip” Tudeski
and Matthew Perry playing “Oz” Oseransky. give
the same amusing contrast of a tough murderer
befriending the geek, though w ith a hit of a twist
this time. Amanda Peet and Natasha Henstridge
play Jill and Cynthia. Jimmy and Oz’s wives and
help add to the comedic action. Kevin Poliak also
makes a stunning return appearance but as a dif
ferent character this time around. He now por
trays Lazio Gogolak. the father of JanniCs
who he played in the prequel. ■
With the return of a head mobster I
recently out of jail, the now dormant y
Jimmy and Oz are disturbed and become,
and problematic for them, yet entertain
audiences. Jimmy retains some of bis i l
qualities throughout the journey, yet hese t -|
the brink of a life crisis, which isunbecomij
an ex-murderer but also for Bruce Willis4
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rolling with their own different traits,the;,J
similar to the prequel and tends to becomej
onous at particular points.
The musical score for this comedyistj
able and filled with some typical “mo
sounding” tunes. Poliak’s makeup is inlet
because it is still noticeably him, yet in
him look different at the same time. TbestJ
is very basic, but there are some darting
of Mexican landscapes.
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that will help put the audiences inar
This is a highly enjoyable movie thalisgoolj
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jester Chandler Bing on "Friends," is ancj
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“House of Sand and Fog”
Dreamworks Pictures
Starring: Shohreh Aghdashloo,
Ben Kingsley, Jennifer Connelly
Something seems to be lost in translation
with “House of Sand and Fog." Based on the
critically-acclaimed novel, the film strives to be
a tragic exploration of the American dream.
Unfortunately, the movie falls victim to a colli
sion of unrealistic events and unsympathetic
characterization.
Jennifer Connelly plays Kathy, a young woman
who has her house repossessed and auctioned off
due to a clerical error. Ben Kingsley plays
Behrani, a former colonel in the Iranian air force
who takes the chance to restore his fallen family to
its once proud standing by buying the house at a
fraction of what it is worth and then selling it later
at four times the price.
What began as a desperate attempt to capture
the key to what they believed to be their happiness
leads two strangers down a dark path of mistakes
and, eventually, tragedy.
The audience is dropped into the movie with
out explanation. It is up to the viewers to piece
together clues and discover where the characters
are in their lives. While the director’s apparent
faith in the audience is reassuring, the movie could
have benefited greatly with some character histo
ry. If audiences knew where the characters had
come from, it may have been easier to swallow the
movie’s main fault, the unrealistic choices the
characters make. For example, the whole fiasco of
the stolen house could have been avoided if Kathy
had just opened her mail. By the time we learn
that she had been moping around the house after
her husband had left her, audiences have already
been turned off by her irresponsible attitude.
After losing her house, Kathy divides her time
between stalking her former house’s new occu
pants and romancing a married policeman.
Instead of looking for a job or trying to fight her
battle through the court system, she moans and
flops around in the hack seat ofhercarfalfc
ther into depression. While this may havete
active choice by director/writer Vadimfe ;
and the novel’s author. Andre DubusII,
acter comes off as overly stupid am
Even though there is a lack of under®-
the characters and the reasons behind theinn
the acting in the movie is highly watchable
The real standouts of the film are Beta
his family. Kingsley is. as always,greaiinii
as a fallen officer. He seems to have a fin
on the understanding of his character aai
w ith a dignified posture that lends then
amount of credibility to his incessant pride
Shohreh Aghdashloo plays her Osca#
ed role of Nadi. Behrani’s wife, withastail
cence that is a perfect contrast against thet
times selfish reasoning of her husbandaii
Desperate for a good life for her family,sfe
the faithful wife who will put up within
band’s abuse if it means a future for hercB
Even though both sides are
equal empathy, Behrani manages to wina«h
to his plight over Kathy.
While Kathy makes mistake after
her quest to win back her house, Beh
looking after the interests of his family.Alii
can share Behrani’s shame, while,.KathyVn
ness will leave many audience members®
their heads in disgust.
The DVD features five deleted see®
with an optional director's commentary
offers a further glance into the characters
and emotions, but none offer any answers^
lions left unanswered. One interesting
however, is a cast audition tape fortheOstf
inated Aghdashloo. Her amazing perfoi
perfectly captured without any makeup,
or sets. There is also a behind-the-sce®
turette that tries to offer some character st
and a history behind the story.
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