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Show Page CIO THF DAILY HERALD, (www.hcnk)eitrsjxxii), Prow. Utah. Friday, November 12, 1999 l ' prone to tell their life stones in siang-heav- y monologues, and the only character who elicits any canng from the audience gets Killed. Thanks, movie. R (abundant profanity, moderate, nongraphic violence, sexual dialogue) by Eric 0, Snider lor The Dady HarmM imteat eOtmrwUe acted. AM art capful OPENING TODAY E ANYWHERE BUT HERE: 3 stars. THE MESSENGER: THE JOAN OF ARC STORY: 2 stars. A loud, bloody, ambitious movie that is so king, it has adopt about five different tones before the thing finally ends. Milla Jovovich most perfect film, both funny and etfgnant. about an irresponsible single 2Aem (Susan Sarandon) who drags her Sfughter (total Portman) to LA. in tofc?torch of a better life. Portman is the ninr here, at her character struggles to stability In life despite having almost StMing to cling to. Her performance is Tufpnching and powerful, with Sarandon "vijniy a step behind her. The end may not satisfying, but the film overall is ry4 fully PO-1,.gem. 3 (infrequent profanity, some seiual dialogue, one scene of mild sexual-- f Review on C1Z ity) C DOGMA: 3 stars. Some will see this r satiric film about a Catholic abortion din-- J ic worker and her entourage of fallen fiTgels who must save the world as bias- jihemous. but it's ultimately a J movie. It has boisterous fun pointing out That clergy and the rules they create are but it never stoops to suggest that God is. Amid the silliness and abun-rym- t ' pop culture references, directorwriter Kevin Smith manages to f jsk relevant spiritual questions. i , Certainly, however, the film is not for f. pse who prefer to see NO humor in R with religion. (abundant violence, gore, drug use, pote Zi ly offensive religious Images and Knight Rldder Newspapers 2 LIGHT IT UP: 2 stars. Preachy, heavy-5ndedrama in which inner-citteens take control of their high school and Ktnand that their voices be heard. It's Cptcal, generic fare: not enough money JHEj books, the principal Is uncaring, the O'icampus police officer prejudges the '-s as hoodlums (which, truth be told, $ny of them are), etc., etc. Characters .&.e drawn with broad strokes and are to gious: You respect her, but you don't like her. When there ts (always from other characters), It sounds too modem and out of place for y France. (One character says Joan is 'nuts.') Only Dustin Hoffman, playing a character that is either the devil or God (it really could go either way. and screening audiences seemed confused about it), evokes much interest, but he's The battle only in the last half-houscenes are harrowing and but good cinematography cant make up for an over-lonscript, a confused attitude toward the subject and sloppy directing from Luc Besson. R (abundant blood profanity, abundant battle-relate- d and death. Including dismemberments and decapitations, brief partial nudity, an especially distasteful scene In which a woman is killed and raped simultaneously) THE GMSLfiA COD& Nut sueened for local critics, this film has enjoyed financial success in the few theaters its played In so far, due mostly to fundarnen- tali st Christian leaders encouraging parishioners to go see it. It deals with codes hidden in the Torah that reveal the t and the end of secrets of the the world. One man wants those codes for evil; another, for good. Almost universally reviled by critics as being a poorly made film with good intentions a Christian tract put on film, basically. PO- - t rjjinnection "HIT I 1 d -- wnv iv j M.niAiu i ne uiiiy ncraio RATINGS: 4 stars: excellent; 3 stars: very good; 2 stars: average; 1 star: bad; 0 stars: very, ver y bad. 13 (action violence, Intensity) POKEMON: THE FIRST MSVIfc 12 star. Sometimes Incomprehensible, sometimes moody, almost never fun, this cheaply animated attempt to cash in further on the billion-dolla- r Pokemon craze probably isn't even entertaining for kids. An evil clone called Mewtwo seeks to destroy the whole world, and the good Pokemon come to the rescue, with lots of violence to help them out. (The movie then has the nerve to pass off "violence isn't the answer" as its message.) Preceded by a 2Cmi!nute short. t EV I JEMT iHOmMIM. DAH.T UKI mouMti 1200 TOWN CENTRE See MOVIES, CJJ 1 ,. LI INDEPENDENT MKSsrrt inwii I L 790 EXPRESSWAY LANE 2 - NO MMM Oft OICOtMT COUHM. " i 1 ;,,,.! I Hi 959 SOUTH. 700 EAST CMOAOEMEMT if-- l CINEPLEXOOEON 2 m IMIMVIOfWCIL"! MXSflWU 4 k if uHHisfi 1li.it ft mm "A Triumph." Rn Reed, Tttt "" ?! ;V V fitt: mi CINKN ONUHOMAN CINEMARK UNIVERSITY s. too ebi BRINOINO OUT THE DEAD: 3 stars. Visually stimulating but intellectually mediocre film from Martin Scorsese, whom we normally expect a little more out of. Nicolas Cage is an EMT plagued with guilt over letting a girl die, and he RENEvE CHRIS O'DONNELL ZELLWEGER i jjJjg HQ-Bi- i. mentality. But the end is absolutely ridiculous, as the killer Is caught mostly by coincidence, and not through any cleverness on the part of Washington's character, or his ingenue (played by Angelina Jolle). The revealing of the killer and his motives Is even more ridiculous, and the film totally collapses In the end. R (moderate profanity, several gruesome views of crime scenes, torture) BOWFINOER: 3 stars. Ultra4irferent comedy legends Steve Martin (who also scripted) and Eddie Murphy work together perfectly in this sunny, saUiicai story of a wannabe filmmaker (Martin) trying to film a Hollywood blockbuster without its star (Murphy) knowing he's in It Murphy, in particular, demonstrates why he was once grest with his controlled, hysterical performances as action star Jiff. Kit Ramsey and nerdy look-alikTinseltown was never mocked so lovingly. PO-1- 3 (moderate profanity, sexual dialogue, fake4ooklng sci-f- i violence) swdt-C- r wmcwmm rm nwnn THE BACHELOR: 2 stars. Bland, predictable romantic comedy In which a confirmed bachelor (a likable yet personality-fre- e Chris O'Donneii) must get married within 24 hours or lose a $100 million Inheritance. That premise Is fun, but the fact that he has girlfriend (Renee Zellweger) makes the end obvious from the beginning. So the fun is in the race against time to convince her to marry him, right? Wrong. She rebuffs him, he asks every girl he's ever known, and the ensuing pandemonium ranges from the mildly entertaining to the outlandishly dumb. There are good moments, though, thanks to supporting cast members like Ed Asner and Hal Holbrook. PO-1- 3 (mod-er- a fe profanity, moderate sexual Innuendo) BATS: 1 star. This pile of guano features a Texas town terrorized by millions of bats. Local sheriff (Lou Diamond Phillips) calls in the world's No. 1 bat expert (Dina Meyer), who of course Is pretty, too. "Bats was made from a template, following to (lie letter every you've ever seen. It's an unoriginal, unfunny, unscary movie, but so harmless that it's hardly worth the effort of hating It. Think "Gremlins," but without any wit or tension, and you've got this movie. "Bats" bites. PO-1- 3 (moderate profanity, brief gore, many bat attacks with some blood) BLUE STREAK: 2 stars. For Martin Lawrence fans only, who will no doubt find his hyper-activ- e mugging and amusing. From an objective stand-- I f 1 must team to forgive himself. Lots of-fl-ash the film is uode-nlao- ly and substance but it meanders and interesting doesn't add up to much. R ffainy shun; dant profanity, brief nonsexual partial,,, blood and nudity, brief accident-relate- d mZ . gore) JEOPARDY: 2 stars. Its . DOUBLE over tJme this all The Fugitive" again, with Ashley Judd as a woman falsely accused of killing her husband (who's still alive) and Tommy Lee Jones (still) as the lawman out to stop her from actually doing the deed. Plot holes abound, and there's nothing here we haven't already seen, but better, In "The Fugitive." Jones Is Just phoning in his performance, too. which doesn't help any. Mindlessly entertaining, but you can do better than this. R (moderate profanity, brief nudity, brief sex scene, violence) 2 stars. Not,,,, DUDLEY nearly as whimsical and clever as theu Jay Ward cartoons it's based on, thiS;',v adaptation starring Brendan,' Fraser and Sarah Jessica Parker nonetheless has moments where youTl find yourself laughing with It Instead of at it Preceded by a new "Ractured rwy tale" cartoon that Is as fun as the old ones. Pfi (mild vulgarity, slapstick vtO;IM rnlr- fence) FIGHT CLUB: 4 stars. Hilarious and macabre, this dark, nihilistic film fellows a white-coiia- r nobody (toward Norton) and a soap salesman,,',,' (Brad Pitt) as they establish an under, ground club for men to fight sach other. This leads to more mayhem, though, and the film uses innovative flashbacks, narrations and cinematograajfy to examine the male psyche and waS men have become. point, the movie Itself is a "budoycop" film, and few of the gags are actually funny. Lawrence poses as a cop in order to retrieve a stolen diamond hidden in the depths of the police station; Luke Wilson is his bland partner. PO-1- 3 (abundant minor profanity, drug violence) references, acf d THE BONE COLLECTOR: 2 Stars. Deruel Washington stars as a paralyzed cop who leads the search for a serial killer from his deathbed in this weak, thriller. The movie moves along fine for a while, with the requisite DorVt Miss The Film Critics Are Calling... "Hilarious! 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