Show £s the 'DragonfUT diues mates Quite rare but he certainly didn't settle what I understand for the strikeout we’ve gotten So when you finally finds used to from him of late Another performance woryours the last thing you want is to have that person head to thy of note (though the charVenezuela and die in a bus acter suffers from all three accident (Trust me I gave script problems) is offered by Kathy Bates She does what nothing away with that) she can with an awkward after such an event go Letting character in an attempt to is difficult especially for Dr Joe Darrow ' make her believable She is What makes it all the more the main victim of the lack of difficult is the fact that Joe talent behind the camera and sees evidence of his wife try- keyboard but forges ahead nonetheless ing to contact him from TWo fine actors are wasted Ooooooo beyond in minor roles as well Joe Scaaaaamryyyyyyyy! Yeah Morton (“Of Mice and Men” not so much “Lone Star”) who has delivThis is what you get when ered some of the better charyou cross a bad comedy director with a shallowly written acter performances of the past suspense story Director Tom couple of decades owns what Ventura: little screen time he is given Pet ("Ace Shadyac It just is not enough to really Detective” ”1116 Nutty Professor”) attempts after develop his character who showing hisdramatic work regardless of his work comes (“Patch Adapts”) is as juvenile off as Another suffering the same as his comedy to keep the fate is veteran Ron Rifkin audience members on the edge of their seats He merely (“I’m Not Rappaport” “Boiler follows the path he set with Room”) He is given maybe his previous work creating ten minutes of screen time more of a wince injuring situwith little to do ation than suspense Over all “Dragonfly” is a Of course Shadyac had litgreat example of what haptle help from die screenwriters pens when good ideas are exeDavid Seltzer Brandon Camp cuted badly The writing and and Mike Thompson who boring direction kill it in no deliver a script with little time flat If you must check it depth considering die original out on video for decent peridea It runs the gamut from formances by Costner and Bates Otheiwise let it lie terribly clunky exposition to boorish stereotypes to incrediwhere it dies bly bad dialogue Most of the VIDEO PICKS OF THE time it meanders along nicely WEEK only to find itself crushed by the three aforementioned Staying in? 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"11x1 Race” this one is Kevin Costner’s When this one hit the big performance In a Career that nas been sketchy at best Costner finally wanders through a film without looking completely ridiculous He is actually trying to do something new rather than relying cm the same oT thing He delivers a performance that is at least emotionally fueled' He may not hit s home run Whoopi Goldberg is nowhere near as annoying as she'is usually Check if out on' DVD as the extras (especially the gag reel) are fun There is one caveat though As funny as this film is the ending is absolute trash Watch enjoy but turn it off 10 minutes before the end and make up your own conclusion Soul 2002 1 Friday Cache “O" Director Tim Blake Nelson's (as actor “O Brother Where Art Thou?" “The Thin of Red Line”) treatment “Othello" is ambitious at times but over all a strong update of Flood aiMsory for “Dragonfly” Shakespeare's tragedy of the Moor screen it was for good reaanother great British comedi- - ' Set in a modem high school son compared to the classic an Rowan Atkipson (BBC and centered around the basseries “Black Adder” and “Mr ketball comedy “It’s a Mad Mad team “0”delivers on Mad Mad World” (1963) and Bean") who yet again disapits promise to tell the tale seemed to disappear rather pears into a character so Heading the Not one unlike himself you forget who unflinchingly a quickly good sign cast is the strong triad of would think however we are you are watching Mekhi Phifer (“A Lesson The rest of the cast is filled dealing with director Jerry Before Dying" TV’s “Brian's Zucker who is responsible for with strong performances iSotig”) Julia Stiles ("10 from the likes of Jon Lovitz unleashing such great come- I Hate About You” Things dies as “Airplane” and the Cuba Gooding Jr Wayne “State and Main”) in yet wonderfully dark “Ruthless Knight Dave Thomas Seth another Shakespearean the world a Green Not on (“Can’t Hardly Wait” People” bad resume to look at when “Josie and the Pussycats”) See DARK on p 8 Vincent Vieluf (“Clay choosing a comedy The cast itself is filled with Pigeons”) and Breckin Meyer some of the best comic actors (“Clueless” "Go") Even out there today as well Chuckle vet John Cleese AI1M752-307- 2 Python “A Fish Called IADULTS SJ oqTqhildrcn S200 jr Wanda”) heads the cast doing jn hfniak oa-'2450 North Main r ftu n 7 ar st what he does best — acting aa We Were Soldiers m the smarmy grinning manip--' &15ftl5SritSvi213 THE LORD ttoJWwfT rid i ulative sort Also on this list is OFTHEWNOSCPO-i- a Damned n Queen of over-the-t- op ' nal : ' (ex-Mon- ty s h a ! r fa tionBMstotai2go (jjjjiiiii' v til Hr IE M 400 MO IfeOO O vG lAUraUCSUTK jftnnnTECusas jmkmtiwnn Qrtat famiCy iiw I mkmi tom 1120040070 114)0 lloued'ihis moviell Count Of Monte Girin Dragonfly eo-- 35 700 M0 SrfiSun2IO A Beautiful Mind 35 astonishingly beauillul lilm Rand an amazing storylXBj An 210 M5SttSSui20O 4:20 705 9:20 Sat & iuSdl 430 705 9:30 7:00 9fl0 FRI-SA- T UQH7M Sun 2:10 Super laopersn 35 935 Big Fat liar ro 7:10 OFfSAVEN(PG) ro-- i 47:lJMDStti2d5 Crossroads OTHER SIDE - Sc4 ' 200 & Sun ‘CACHE VALLE Y3 1300 North Main Behind in MaM n Rahim to Nnejand AWdctoRMiwnbarra 9:20 1st Sun 2 10 " Damqoen 23uStfISui205 Separate Admission - 2X0 Mon ffight - Famiy 8J0 ThOhrSkhclHewnw LEWISTON THEATRE! 29 8 MABi LRMSWHU h me Bedroom 250-214-1 REELaTIME 795 Norm M Cacha jlny Thaakm it now undnr nnv managewnl and owwnhip XX Tl5Gin3iAi5i5aMB4i Herald The 7 Page |