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Johannesburg by his fellow classic and makes the movie a
priest, the benevolent Msiman- resounding tearjerker.
gu (Vusi Kunene), discovers that
Though he is most famous for
his sister Gertrude has resorted his resonant voice, James Earl
to prostitution in order to sup- Jones is stellar as Kumalo. He
port herself.
beautifully captures the emotion,
Finding Kumalo's son Absa- and particularly the vulnerabil-
lom (Eric Miyeni) proves even ity, of a good man who must sud-
more difficult. To aid his search, denly deal with horrible
Kumalo seeks out his brother adversity. Richard Harris is also
John (Charles S. Dutton), a effective in a limited role, despite
black political activist whose son his tendency to overact. In ad-
(Kumalo's nephew) is a friend of dition, Cry employs a large South
Absalom's. Kumalo and John African cast, with Vusi Kunene
are horrified to discover that as Msimangu shining in partic-
both their sons are involved in ular. For overall emotional effect,
the murder of a white man, few recent films contest this one:
Arthur Jarvis, the liberal
tragedy and triumph
son of staunch colonialist
struggle compellingly
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James Jarvis (Richard
throughout.
Harris), who lives in the
Thanks to all the lip-
same province as Kumalo.
service circulating these days,
The murder trial brings the it is difficult to tell whether
two men, Kumalo and Jarvis, America is becoming more or less
face to face for the first time. racially divided. In light of this,
When Absalom, who pulled the it is nice to see a movie that pro-
trigger, is sentenced to death vides a clear-cut message con-
(though he claims the crime was cerning racism: Although
an accident), Kumalo, like injustice is indiscriminate, af-
Jarvis, must deal with the loss fecting both blacks and whites,
of his son. In a heart-wrenching individual acts of kindness and
episode, the two men discover a understanding occur, and will
common bond that unites them continue to occur, as long as peo-
despite their differences. The ple have faith in all that is good.
heroic reconciliation that ensues
between two neighbors — black
and white — made the novel a
— Dan Zimmerman
'Two If By Sea'
Rated R
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et me be among the first to
jump off the Sandra Bullock
"girl next door bandwagon."
I liked her in Speed, but she
didn't have to act; all she had to
do was drive a bus.
Here is Bullock's acting
method in a nutshell: She repeats
every line. It's as if she can't be-
lieve she has just heard herself
recite dialogue this dumb. Ex-
ample: "I know ... I know ... I
know. All right ... All right! I
know!"
Her films don't develop, evolve,
unwrap, unfold, or even digress;
they just meander in these lit-
tle mobius strips of repeating di-
alogue.
The plot's pretty simple. Pet-
ty thief Frank O'Brien (Denis
Leary) and bookstore cashier girl-
friend Roz (Sandra Bullock) hoist
a painting they ex-
pect to fence for a
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thousand bucks.
Unbeknownst to
them, it's an Henri Matisse val-
ued at $4 million. They elude the
police and wind up in Amon-
honesett, a tiny resort town in
Nova Scotia. (The climate is so
damp and the cinematography is
so dreary, the comedy must have
caught cold and should have
called in sick.)
Thanks to Roz' ingenuity and
charm, the couple are able to tem-
porarily hole up in an empty re-
sort home and convince
neighbors and local police they
are friends of the owners. They
are soon hob-nobbing with the
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