Page 8-The Michigan Daily- Wednesday, September 23, 1992 'Wind' by Michelle Phillip Ouch! Seems like Ameri smarting from its only los America's Cup race. Appar only way to get this monkey backs, aside from actually the Cup, is to make "W: cheesy film that depicts the Wind Directed by Carroll Ballard; w by Rudy Wurlitzer and Mac Gudgeon; with Matthew Modi and Jennifer Grey American team went thr bring it back. The uncomplicated and u native plot in "Wind" atte combine two separate stor one. The first story is pretty Wil Parker (Matthew Modin the America's Cup, becor pressed, then has a sudden b courage and embarks on a mii regain the Cup. Somewher the line, in story #2, Wil br with his girlfriend and tea Kate Bass (Jennifer Grey). Director Carroll Ballard+ truly blows do much to breathe life into an es- ca is still sentially dull script. "Wind" has the s in the potential to make it as a cute ac- ently the tion/romance, but it falls flat with its y off our lifeless characters and the snail's winning pace rhythm. Tind," a Grey's Kate Bass has no place in hell the the film. She is supposed to be the feminist touch, but rather than being strong and tough minded, she's an- noying and whiny. In fact, the whole ritten romance between Grey and Modine lacks chemistry. Their scenes to- ne gether are forced and contrived. It is hard to believe them as a couple. "Wind" would work much better )ugh to if it were devoted to the America's Cup race, but that aspect of the film nimagi- is not developed well enough and mpts to comes across as half-ass. The racing ies into sequences are constructed well simple. enough to sustain themselves, but ie) loses it's snooze time when the team is out nes de- of the water. The building of the ship burst of and the raising of money and the ission to clashing of egos just creeps along e along without accomplishing anything. eaks up The urge to get up and walk out of ammate the theater becomes insurmountable at such times. did not WIND is playing at Showcase cfrJ cJ rJ rJ7 rPcJ rJ rP O JOrJUclcJ cf rJ r J c! 0 Division of International Programs I>OCTOHCK H H YH H BEPC4TET ----------- 'I 0 :Introducing the new Pl~oscow internship Prograim -ST. PETERSBURG-.,_ Danny (Stephen Baldwin), Mort (Josh Charles) and Tim (Jason Gedrick) go on a Probertian run across the Ambassador in "Crossing the Bridge." '75 Detroit frames young adult angst Internships available in: " Managment, Finance and Economics Media: Journalisim, Broadcasting and Film " Politics and International Relations " Arts and Acrhitecture Courses include: * Intensive Preprogram language study in St. Petersburg " Language and liberal arts electives Contemporary Russian Studies by Alison Levy Two guys with bad hair and one with broken teeth plan a midnight run to Canada in hopes of smuggling dope across the border. Just another event on Bob Probert's social calendar? No. This is the Premise for Detroit-born writer/director Mike Binder's film "Crossing the Bridge." And Crossing the Bridge Directed and written by Mike Binder; with Josh Charles, Jason Gedrick, and Stephen Baldwin like most roadtrips this one starts off fun, slows down in the middle and then gets really exciting right before the end. The coming-of-age story, set in 1975 Detroit, centers on aspiring sitcom writer Mort Golden (Josh Charles) and his high school friends, Danny (Stephen Baldwin) and Tim (Jason Gedrick). The trio has done basically nothing in the three years since graduation. While all their friends have jobs or are getting college degrees, these three are mentally and emotionally stuck in high school.. Clad in their varsity jackets, Danny and Tim relive their glory days of football while Mort obsesses about a girl he dated for a month. In the meantime they drink, get in fights, drink, drive around in the "War Wagon", drink, and drink some more. Naturally they eventually need more money for beer. One of their friends offers them $10,000 each to bring hash from Canada, while passing through extremely strict border control. Literally, they are trying to cross the Ambassador safely, and figuratively, they're trying to cross the bridge to adulthood. Told in narrative flashback by Binder as Mort, the film humorously introduces us to the characters. At first glance they seem almost stereotypical; Mort wants to write but has no ambition and no father; Danny is the tarnished football legend whose mother has died and father went crazy; and Tim is the slightly over-the-edge character whose favorite pastime is fist fighting with his father. "And this group must somehow form a family" ... blah blah blah. But Binder's funny script combines with superb acting fleshes out the likable bunch. Charles ("Dead Poets Society") wonderfully portrays Mort as someone that everyone has known at some point in high school. He's not that good-looking and his jokes aren't that funny, but his sincere performance is very endearing. Likewise for Gedrick. His edgy, brooding acting may be due in part to the fact that his last big film was "Iron Eagle II," but it works effectively here. 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