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Show Friday, Davis County Clipper September 27, 1996 'Last Man Standing amazingly amiable I I I I I I II 1 1 i 1 Fauna Jones Fair Poor crime and gangs, there is something very therapeutic about watching Mm if Critu How many out theie lose a 30V stle gangster movie with classic cars, oot suits and machine-poweregun lounds How many pieter a classic western with the broad, dirt Main Street, complete with a shentt's office, saloon and quieh-diagun fights Or maybe you'd pieter a Sam Spade narrative as a down guy is compelled to earn his keep in the midst ot loyalties and dames With "Last Man Standing." you can have them all and more as these Hollywood genre films tiansloim into oiiginality with the bonus ol lanuhaiity "Last Man Standing. is a star vehicle toi the paiticular stiengths ot Btuce Willis as the tough guy John Smith On the lam and on his way to Mexico. Smith finds hunsell in Jericho. This town is tun by two rival gangs profiting olt Piolnbition and "done tun the " When Smith's good tolks otf Model T is smashed up for his gazing a little too long on a lovely gal (Karma Lombard), said pioperty of d kick-bac- 1 Good Excellent Superb nr 11-111- thugs and warloids kill each other off while sparing the innocents. And the subtle comic presences of Willis and Walken contribute a lightness to the entire proceedings. Last Man Bottom line: Standing," borrowed plot though it may be, stands on its own. (new Line Cinema. Who's it for? Showdown aficionados and any loveis of the Yojimho" plot). () LAST MAN STANDING: Bruce Willis stars as vehicle for the particular strengths of Bruce Willis as the e John Smith in New Line Cinema's action drama, "Last Man Standing tough guy John Smith " The film is a good wise-crackin- double-- k dealing Television Listings through Thursday ... lush mob leader Doyle (David Patrick Kelly). Smith shows oil his moxy in a gun fight The bidding war toi his gang loyalties begin The shenll (Biuce Dein) isn't about to get involved as Smith scuttles back and toi ill between the Italian bunch headed by Stiozi (Ned Lisenberg) and Doyle's gang tiuly run by his mob enforcer (Chnstopher Walken) The movie's sar-tace- d title implies the end result Written and piodueed by Walter Hill. Hill acknowledges Akira Kurosawa lor copyright privilege "I ast Mail Standing," borrows the plot from Kurosawa's classic "Yojimho." which, in turn, is the same plot as Seigio Leone's A fistful of Dollars" (legally decided) which may claim the same plot as Dashell Hammett's Red Harvest which some say inspired the Cohen biolheis' "Millers Crossing." and so oil Regaidless. this popular plot is definitely a crowd pleaser. Having nevei seen oi lead any of the above said stones. "Last Man Standing," is foi me. a fresh entiy f oi a movie with oodles of gunplay and showoft stunts, "Last Man Standing." is an amazingly amiable movie It's no Jane Austen adaptaBiaveheart" tion (nor honor-bounepic) to he sure, but I was suipnsed by the giddy gun across my face as I left the theater. I may be damning my sell (and psychologists may argue whether this stems fiom the id or the superego), but I would declare that haired of with oui d d across-the-boar- J! wfcm mil GTvrcwkv 8 ancMhs Bountiful 500 S Exit 206 S 625 W West Bountiful First Kid(PG) 12 50 3 00 5 10 7 20 9 30 Maximum Risk(R) Jack (PG-13- 1 40 3 40 5 40 7 40 9 40 1 1 40 2 00 4 30 7 00 9 25 ) First Wives Club (PG-1- 12 45 3 00 5 15 7 30 9 45 Phenomenon (PG) 11 40 2 10 4 40 7 10 9 40 Independence Day (PG-1- 20 4 15 1 7 10 10 00 Emma (PG) 1000 500 645 900 NORTH TROliey N 4 15 15 1 Salt Lake N E Fly Away Home (PG) 7 00 9 15 Spit Fire Grill (PG-13- MONDAY EVENING ) 7 15 9 30 Last Man Standing (R) 7 30 9 40 SMIDOSTLC 1645 South 500 West, Woods Cross Alaska (PG) 7 15 Sat Mat 1 15 5 15 1 00 5 00 Matilda (PG) 7 00 Sat Mat Mission Impossible (PG-13- ) 9 00 Sat Mat 3 00 Jane Eyre (PG) 9 15 Sat Mat 3 15 SEPTEMBER 30,1995 WEEKDAY AFTERNOON t,S' iO-- |