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' U - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, July 6, 1994
Chemistry good, movie troubled
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By Melissa Rose Bernardo
s "ILovePaper-thin Plots"? "ILove
Hackneyed Storylines"? "I Love Pre-
I Love Trouble
Written by Nancy Meyers
and Charles Shyer;
directed by Charles Shyer;
with Julia Roberts and
Nick Nolte.
dicting theEndingsofMovies"?There
has to be a better title for this damn
thing.
The trouble with "I Love Trouble"
goes way beyond the title. It goes
beyond the familiar and fun-loving
facesof JuliaRoberts andNickNolte.
It goes beyond the unrealistic plot. It
goes, in fact, right through this thing
masquerading as a movie.
Since Ron Howard already took
4be idea of a day in the life of a
journalist, "ILove Trouble" resorts to
silliness. The premise is this: Peter
Brackett (Nick Nolte) is a former re-
porter, current columnist and rising
novelist who works at the Chicago
Chronicle (the Tribune in real life);
Sabrina Peterson is a cub reporter,
new to the city and new to the Chi-
cago Globe (the Sun). The two clash
when covering a big story, and go
from being enemies to detectives to
partners to husbandand wifeto lovers
to enemies and back to husband and
wife.
The film focuses on the conflict-
ing personalities of the two reporters:
he's a veteran, she's arookie; helikes
rare steak, she likes turkey burgers;
he hits on anything in a skirt, she's
strictly business. Hey -Paula Abdul
said it - opposites attract, and con-
flict equals comedy. The games that
the two play (he sends her aGlobe and
a puppy to pee on it) are definitely
worth a few laughs, and the trouble
they get into is cute as well (ducking
into a Vegas wedding chapel toditch
a killer and then getting married).
Roberts and Nolte carry what there
is of a film; their banter is continu-
ously energetic (possibly aided by
their said off-screen antagonism) and
their characters' attraction is believ-
able. It is the chemistry between the
pair that makes this film watchable
and arguably enjoyable at times.
But consider this: how many re-
porters would risk their lives for a
story? Get the story no matter what,
but do you band together with your
competition, traveling to all corners
of the country to conduct an investi-
gation (on those bursting newspaper
budgets), climbing elevator shafts,
dodging bullets and jumping from
balcony to balcony in heels? And
when you're hanging over a 50-foot
drop, barely clutching onto metal grat-
ings, do you free one hand to catch a
vital piece of evidence? Of an infor-
mal poll conducted among 20 future
journalists, theresoundinganswerwas
Whodunit? Julia & Nick try to figure that out in "I love Trouble," but
already, The Shadow knows (and he knew enough not to appear in this film).
aunanimous"Hell no!"Dothesescript
writers have any idea what the aver-
age journalist gets paid?
And the movie has even less cred-
ibility considering that Roberts and
Nolte had stunt doubles. If a journal-
ist would do all that for a story,
wouldn't an actor do the same for a
film?
"I Love Julia's New Hair-do".
Love Nick Nolte's Wrinkles"?
"I Love..."?
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background beats which give most
cuts a raw, soul-satisfying quality.
"The Things That I Used to Do"
proves that these boyz got some soul-
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from two white guys who look like
members of Metallica. "Blues Mu-
sic" gives them a chance to show off
some of their old school funk which
melodiously clashes with the round-
da-way "Baby's Got Sauce."
Listening to "G. Love and Special
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what to do with it. This CD may have
to grow on some of you, but it will.
-Eugene Bowen
The band discussed above will be at
the Majestic Tuesday. Only $5, too.
Booker T and the
MG's
That's the Way it Should Be
Columbia
Booker T and the MG's helped
put the swing into '60s instrumentals.
Now they're back with a new album
that bridges their legendary past with
morecontemporary music. While the
result is fine all around, some pieces
stand out as being up to snuff with
their early work. "Mo' Greens," "Have
a Heart" and "I Can't Stand the Rain"
(yes, the Tina Turner song) have the
warm, rich, bluesy sound of their clas-
sics. And that's the way it should be.
- Heather Phares
Booker T and the MG's will be at
the Majestic Friday at a cost to you
of $17.50.
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"Ill Communication" is not the end-
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Nor is it the piece of crap that ot
people have been making it out to f.
The album is an eclectic mixture
of styles and moods that is a positive
influence at times, buta negative one
at others. The punksy "Tough Guy"
and "Heart Attack Man" are fine dis-
tractions from the rapoftherestofthe
album, and the presence of Q-Tip and
Biz Markie are great musical moves.
Often, however, the album's inclu-
siveness isponderous.Thereareti
when it plods and is just too mysticaT.
You're bound to like plenty of this
album anyway, though, like that kick-
ass single "Sabotage." So get it.
-Ted Watts
Arrested
Development
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Arrested Development is bac
with lots of new flavors and political
messages. Despite the fact that theeir
first album met with a large amount of
critical acclaim,A.D. may bethe least
talked about hip-hop group to sell
millions. Thepretentious singing may
have turned off hip-hop fans, but their
originality can't be criticized.
This album will not slip by the
ears of the hip-hop head as easi*
Some of this album is slammin', with
drumtracksthatare full ofgreatorigi-
nal sounds. The samples are much
more melodic and diverse than previ-
ously while there is more live music
on the tracks.
Each song expresses something
important. With fewexceptions, there
are no tracks to skip. It's not boring,
it's not something that's been do0
before, there's mo' better beats, mo
liver tracks and mo' funky samples.
Their development is very appropri-
ate.
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