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'Eddie'
'The Rock'
Yet, most will be rooting for
Alcatraz, otherwise known as
Connery and Cage to save the
"the rock."
FBI agent Stanley Goodspeed day. Both of these heroes do an
hat happens when a
amazing job complement-
team of marine com- (Nicolas Cage), a chemi-
ing each other as a duo,
mandos seize control of cal/biological weapons ex-
MOVIES
while also adding humor
Alcatraz Island and take pert, accompanies Mason
to the story at the same
81 tourists hostage? The answer on the mission. Mason
lies in the explosive thriller The and Goodspeed, along with a time.
Of special note, supporting ac-
group of Navy Seals, attempt to
Rock.
disengage the chemical weapons, tors Vanessa Marcil (Brenda on
The officers with a vengeance
regain control of Alcatraz and ABC's "General Hospital") who
threaten to chemically vaporize
plays Goodspeed's girlfriend,
save the lives at stake.
the San Francisco area if their
Besides Academy Award win- David Morse (Major Tom Bax-
demands are not met by the U.S.
ners Connery and Cage, The Rock ter), John Spencer (FBI Director
government in two days. Sean
Connery stars as John Patrick is filled with a star-studded cast Womack), Michael Biehn
including Ed Harris, who (Charles Anderson) and Danny
Mason, a federal pris-
stars as General Hum- Nucci (Special Agent Shepard)
oner, whose expertise
Academy Award
mel. Harris does an ex- all deliver very memorable per-
on Alcatraz is the gov-
winners Sean
Connery and
cellent job with the role; formances.
ernment's only hope.
It's hard to find any flaws with
He is temporarily re- Nicholas Cage team even though he's on the
leased to help with the up to regain control other side, the audience's this movie when the acting, edit-
of Alcatraz.
ing, directing, cinematography
heart still goes out to him.
mission to break into
and, most impor-
tant, special effects,
are all superb. A
great storyline,
combined with a
phenomenal cast
and astonishing ac-
tion scenes, makes
The Rock a hit for
all types of audi-
ences.
The Rock will
have all viewers on
the edge of their
seats, proving that
just like the preview
claims, "Alcatraz is
alive and well."
Rated R
0 c!). Zt- .00k,
—Erin R.
Schwartz
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MYLES ARONOWITZ
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salaries acting as a disincentive
to excel, womanizing on the
f Whoopi Goldberg did not ex- road, and buying and selling
sports franchises like ice cream
ist, the magicians at Indus-
trial Light and Magic (ILM) bars. These philosophical ques-
tions are better left to sports talk
would have to invent her. In
titular character radio's fanatical fans than to fea-
Eddie,
ture films. And speak-
Whoopi's winning
ing of philosophical
smile (easily as wide as
the smile of Draco, Chicago B ulls' John questions, you'll proba-
Salley an d Whoopi bly enjoy the debate
ILM's computer-de-
Goldbe rg play
that takes place at the
signed Dragonheart
teamm ate and
free-throw line over
dragon) and team-spir-
coa ch.
what constitutes a
ited personality are
"black hole."
powerful forces to be
Look for a workman-
reckoned with in the
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like performance from
NBA.
Frank Langella as new
When Eddie is plucked
Knicks' owner Wild Bill Burgess
from her seat in the nosebleed
section of Madison Square Gar- and cameos from many NBA
stars, including former Detroit
den and drafted to coach the
Pistons John Salley and Dennis
floundering New York Knicks,
can there be any doubt that she Rodman.
Unfortunately, most of the
will turn the basketball team
into winners? With such hack- basketball scenes look like they
neyed material, we can only were staged by amateurs: the
stolen passes, blocked shots, and
hope for Whoopi to create hoopla
— and she does. But could a film faked-out-of-their-jocks moves
possibly have a less interesting are simply not credible in this
title? At least call it Whoopi film. Basketball players are not
meant to "act," but to react.
Dreams.
Of course, along the way,
there is that tired-but-true mes-
sage: "Work hard, have pride in
yourself and never let the team
— Dick Rockwell
down." The selfish, spoiled pro,
Stacy Patton (Malik Sealy),
must learn to pass the ball and
honor the young fans who idol-
ize him. The hulking Russian
center, Ivan (Dwayne Schintz-
ius), must learn to plant both
feet in the lane and take an on-
Outstanding
coming player's charge, and, in
one of the film's better touches
Q4)
Very Good
— star in his own infomercial
endorsing phonics lessons.
Good
The film touches on some of ®c
professional sports' darker
Fair
points: astronomical players'
Rated PG-13
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