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Show The Tfumdei 6inf Differences warms heart Film retieiv by Doug Christensen Moruluv October 15, 1984 one stop for all your level as well s Unlike the rash of mindless exploitation films wee been exposed to of late Retenge of the Nerds and Bachelor Barts tome quickly to mind this movie has something serious to say in between the laughs. The storv is about a family breaking up under the pressures that success in Hollywood ONeal and Long accompany aie divorced now and pursuing their careers hes a film director and shes a novelist As their lives careen like roller coasters they have less and less time for their child. Drew Barrymore plays the child, a cute but precocious girl who shuttles between her parents like the daily express, and ho gets very little attention from them Even the housekeeper is better able to show her love Her solution7 She files for divorce from her parents under an obscuie California law teeny-toples- Remington Smith and Wesson amunition Rifles orange vests game bags all fishing tackle licenses now 20 off high-powere- d Irreconcilable Differences love and success and is mid-lif- e Dont get the impression this film thats just a gimmick the filmmakers is Bradshaw Home and Auto 146 II I.lain, Cedar City If you must drink and drive really the story of crisis and neglect. about child emancipation, use to get us into the story, w'hich is told in flashbacks This is really the story of love and success and mid-lif- e crisis and neglect It is, in a very real sense, the story of a typical family pulling apart at the seams. All of which is not to say the movie isnt funny. This is no Ordinary People or Kramer is Kramer Irreconcilable Differences does s not try to be a issue movie. The humor is subtle and super-seriou- abundant. But in going for that humor director Charles Shyers does not avoid touching the audience at the heart. Technically, the movie is sound. The acting is generally good I have a weakness for Long, and newcomer Sharon Stone, who plays ONeals lover and has a remarkable resemblance to Bo Derek, is good as a bimbo. The cinematography is excellent, crisp and colorful. Background music is often used to hilarious effect. There were some wonderful moments in this film, especially a scene in which ONeal is vainly trying to direct a musical version of Gene with the Wind Later, a climactic courtroom scene is almost guaranteed to steal tears from the audience. But Irreconcilable Differences does have its flaws. At times it seems manipulative (yes, all movies are by nature manipulative, but that shouldnt be so obvious when youre watching them). ONeal is charming but not always convincing. And for all their good intentions, screenwriters Shyers and Nancy Meyers sometimes seem unable to decide which gear, comedy or drama, a scene should be V drink Coca-Col- a in 1402 west But all in all I can recommend this movie, if only because it tries to be both funny and provocative, and succeeds at that most of the time. Soap video-tap- e (continued from page 9) Desart, and Young act and look on film Young, a sophomore from Mona, Utah, originallv came to SUSC because of the Shakespeare competition which he competed in during his senior year in high school. When asked how he felt about this oppottunity, Young said, "This is so incredible its beyond words DeSart, from Las Vegas, is also a sophomore. She said she doesnt want to get her hopes up. Im trying not to get too excited because it would be a big let down if the part didnt come through, she said. The third student, Green, a returning senior from Amarillo, Texas, says he is kind of excited but apprehensive as well. I dont w'atch soap operas, and I u'ould have never guessed that mv hre-i- k naght come bv v 2 I i 5 i Bottling Co. of Cedar Industrial Road 1 (i N 50. kiity 586-823- 2 give away in drawing every Saturday Night Ladies night Wednesday admission t s a $& y ? d Au I u I k X in making getting a role in one, said Green. "It will give me good exposure and good experience though, and it will help me to get my foot m the door if I get the part Even if the soap part doesnt come through for Young, he eventually plans to go on to New York. He said he would also like to go into directing someday. According to Phillips, the script arrived last Thursday and taping wH begin this week. We would 111 to get the video tape off to New York as soon as possible, said Phillips. Will Young make it big m the world of daytime dramas7 Will Green get his foot stuck in the door of the actors dressing room? Will DeSart get her hopes up too high? Soap opera fans and the SUSC Diama department will have the answers to these questions in the vry near future 11 Winchester hunting supplies: Irreconcilable Differences, the new moie starring Ran ONeal and Shelley Long, stands apart and aboe most recent films of the genre. Its a comedy, es, and a good one, hut it works on another Pane 1.00 ladies 2.00 guys r j |