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Show I. M iTOG SL1IG r- fx -, f r- - p t? if by Jesemy Mathews v v ti "The Hunted" Paramount Pictures Directed by William Friedkin Written by David Griffiths, Peter Griffiths and Art Mortterastelli Produced by James Jacks and Ricardo Mestres Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Connie Nielsen, Jenna Boyd and Leslie Stefanson Rated R , COP (out by Jeremy offour) Mathews era he Hunted" opens with i tw great actors 311 1 intriguing premise, but doesn't give them much opportunity to act or let the drama emerge. Watching the movie is similar to listening to children tell a story that they can't remember the point of by the time they're midway through. I think there's an episode that deals with the premise better. William Friedkin, known for his work in "The Exorcist" and The French Connection," directed the film and shows the same results he brought to "Rules of Engagement": well-tolintriguing politics and a in the beginning, disappointstory ment and failure to deliver at the "X-File- I m see d Si MGM Rated PC (Not reviewed) Frankie Muniz stars in the latest installment cf the "Spy Kids" senoh, nevermind. This is a com- full of ticks. He doesn't use guns and he's never killed anybody. He dearly feels guilty for the military work he did, putting the likes of Hallam in bloody, disturbing situations. Taken out of the wilderness nowadays, he's airsick and generally uneasy, although still very competent as a tracker. Del Toro also shows many dimensions of his character, a scarred man who somehow fell in love with nature while becoming a killing machine. He speaks calmly, but can kill almost anyone equipped with a firearm with a handmade knife. The apparent character contrast is that both men love nature, but only one wants to loll humans to save it unless, of course, he's only killing for what he sees as self defense or he's just plain wacko. With such strong actors and interesting characters, you'd think that the filmmakers would take advantage of the intrigue and throw the 1) if "'ipuiiii,"wim" M .'ir end. gets to be a pletely original film about a kid-w- ho spy. In fairness, he is in the CIA rather than a fictional agency. Or Is the "Spy Kids" agency realty fictional? This sounds like a job for Spy Kid Cody dif- WW New Line Cinema Rated R (Not reviewed) With "Willard," 4 (out of four) See review IT.3 Hunted 2.5 (out of four) See review loveliza" Sony Pictures Classics 3 (out of four) Opening at the Broadway Todd Louiso (who played the skinny record store employee in "High Fidelity") directs a dark tale of a man who drives himself into depression after his wife's suicide. The superb character actor Philip Seymour Hoffman (whose brother Gordy wrote the screenplay) proves he can hold an entire movie with the same intensity he brings to his smaller 1 1 KV- M - i if and "Final Destination" was which first one, pretty good) writer Glen (the of writingproducshadow of out the Morgan steps who usually directs his ing partner James Wong, works. The film is a remake of a 1972 film adaptation of a novel by Gilbert Ralston called Satman's Notebook, about a creepy guy with a creepy connection with rats that allows him to make them do creepy stuff for him. And who better to play the creepy man than Crispin Glover? Who? And while we're talking about Morgan, his brother Darin wrote some of the best television scripts of all time, but after doing six shows he disappeared. What's up with that? What? 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Still, one must admire the portrayal and Lisa Einzler's cinematography, which captures the character's feelings with what looks like natural lighting. .',1 the forest to track a human, but once he sees some photographs of the victims, he's on his way. He meets FBI agent Abby Durrell (Connie Nielsen), whom, in a refreshing twist, he doesn't fall in love with. The best reason to see the film is Jones, who plays his character dif-- . ferently from most of his previous roles. Bonham is a nervous wreck. fT f f Banks. uiijuijii r ill Tommy Lee Jones plays J.T. Bonham, who works at a wildlife refuge in British Columbia and tracks animals to make sure they're OK. He used to work for the military, training special agents to kill. Now one of his trainees, Aaron Hallam (Benicio Del Toro), has apparently gone crazy and is living in the woods of Oregon, where we see him hunt two high-tec- h deer hunters who he thinks are army men and they might be, you never f fT ;" .1 the hunted, page R12 "'u""" " - roles. The film's greatest weakness comes from "test foil Erk$" irae , SPORTS canyonsports.com y 2182 S. HiCMLArJD DR. S.L.C., UT. BmOG 1- 434-940- 7 I -3 -- Leaders Wanted s ' i CITY IVEEiaY 1 Act on your values. Confront and resolve community issues. Add life experience to your resume. Become a Program Director at the Bennion Center and build the future. Drop by the Center or visit our web site for an application. You've got what it takes. Get involved. Applications due March 28. Apply today. Contact Curt or Shane for more information. fiO SIVSOiCinC-iVlUS- T BE 21 TO EflTEH i RED Magazine march 13, 2003 1 R15 |