rant's newest seems to last'months'
Scott Plagenhoef tams as a surprisingly frequently other Columbus effort, "Nine Months" is
y Arts Editor unamusing Russian obstetrician. far too populated with pratfalls. After the
Sixty dollars doesn't get you a lot "Nine Months" is directed by Chris successes of "Home Alone" and "Mrs
ese days. Yet in the case of Hugh Grant Columbus, who with previous credits Doubtfire," Columbus seems unwilling to
may end up giving him a bit of dimen- that include "Only the Lonely," "Mrs. break from formula and make a film that
on and secured celebrity status. Grant's Doubtfire" and a pair of "Home Alone" doesn't appeal primarily to pre-teens,
amble bumbling characters may be all which "Nine Months" certainly needed to
te and good in his British films, but webe and could have been.
mericans aren't attracted to unassuming; ' Keeping things respectable amidst
e seem to prefer overt. And that is pre- Nine Months all the formula and slapstick is the cast,
sely what we get from Mr. Grant in his primarily Grant and Moore. Grant still
t American feature, "Nine Months." Directed by Chris comes across as the most likable male
PGrant portrays a selfish and childish Columbus; with H actor this side of Tom Oscar, even when
ult who is unwilling to give up his un- uh his character's main traits are his unwill-
tached, free wheeling and spending Grant and Julianne Moore ingness to share his life and his love for
festyle for responsibility until he is At Briarwood and Showcase his Porsche. There is no doubt that he
>rced to when his long-time girlfriend will recover fromhis brush with divinity,
ulianne Moore) becomes pregnant. Al- movies, seems to be cornering the mar- 'The Englishman who went up a hill and
tough Grant's image has been crafted to ket on the lighthearted, dysfunctional came down with a dull movie with a bad
drt closely to the quiet charm of his past family comedy. This effort basically fol- title' would have been a bigger career
haracters it may now appear he is closer lows the same pattern: plastic characters, obstacle if anyone had bothered to see it.
the non-committing, spontaneous too many pratfalls, a smattering of legiti- Here despite the utterly flat yuppie that
haracter in "Nine Months." mately very funny moments and an un- he is stuck portraying, Grant still man-
h Here Grant's character is a child psy- derlying message so blatant and unarguable ages to lend a bit of charm and swagger
ologist - who of course is not fond of (this time out it's 'eventually youmust grow to a dull exterior and creates a character
hildren, clever that - who attempts to up and look out formore than yourself')that who can be simultaneously sympathetic
>pe with impending fatherhood with ithas to seemwellthoughtout. and obnoxious.
te help of his now bride-to-be, Tom Skirting much closer to "Home Moore, so brilliant in last year's
rnold and Joan Cusack as doting, Alone" brand humor (tripping and fall- "Vanya on 42nd Street" is creating for
iburbanesque parents and Robin Will- ing, getting hit in the head) than any herself a career in which she plays both
Wednesday, July 19, 1995-- The Michigan Daily -13
auwanne and nugn are snockeu to see uivine Brown in tneir new movie.
sides of the fence - the art house and the
cineplex - with almost equal success, in COMINGA m C i
the process slowly becoming not only "
endearing but respected. Her "Nine Erm - Neighbory v
Months" character is quite simply a radiant from«Ch<. S s Friday at tlhe
metaphor for domesticity, yet she manages
to give even that cartoon sketch an air of g ::Fr_:,W...y 2"-Anoherb
intelligence and respectability. These two s w e n Tod
cut through the trite and make the film a r ' . pf ay.
worthwhile no-brainer, providedyou don't : : h : 'd : assi
mindtripping and falling orhits to the head. e Micbig Saturday a d St
Music's men amongst Boyz deliver the goods at Pine Knob
Eugene Bowen
ly Arts Writer
"Boyz II Men are some cool m-f's,"
aid 16-year-old Brian Calloway. If you
hink he's lying then you obviously
idn't attend the group's July 7th concert
Boyz 11 Men
Pine Knob
July 7, 1995
t Clarkston's Pine Knob Theatre. One
ould be very hard-pressed to find one
f the thousands of concert-goers whose
'udgment of Boyz II Men would contra-
dict Mr. Calloway's.
. The noise began when the group, still
behind the curtains, began singing a
snippet from "It's So Hard to Say
Goodbye to Yesterday." Then the cur-
ns opened, and out came Boyz II Men,
freaky as they wanna be, performing
more gyrating, crotch-grabbing dance
moves than they ever did in any of their
videos. Slim. Squirt, Bass and Alex
Vanderpool were looking synchronized
as usual with their matching clothes -
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organizations.
oversized pants (especially on Slim),
polo shirts, Timberlands and beige
sweaters they must have borrowed from
Mr. Rogers.
The group's choreography - a '90s
variation on the Jackson 5 - was used
throughout their faster songs like "Catch
the Vybe" and "Little Things Mean
Alot." Boyz II Men was also more than
accommodating to the ladies' need to
swoon as they put their all into singing,
back to back, "Bended Knee" and "Uh-
Ah," followed by Bass talking only to
the ladies (you know what his voice does
to women), and perhaps offering some
lucky lady some "Uh" in exchange for a
little "Ah" at a later time.
Later during the concert, Boyz It
Men ducked off stage while the band
performed some jazz instrumentals inter-
mingled with the familiar sound of some
of Boyz It Men songs. They soon re-
turned, this time dressed in sparkling-
clean white suits that gave them angelic
appearances to match their heavenly
voices. It was in these, the classiest of the
three sets of clothing they'd wear, that
the singers chose to perform the two
most popular songs from their album
"II," "I'll Make Love to You" and "Wa-
ter Runs Dry."
Now dressed in white shorts and red
Phillies sweatshirts and baseball caps
(gotta give their tribute to their home-
town), they performed "Motownphilly,"
choreography and all, followed by a fire-
works display to rival almost any Fourth
of July.
Boyz II Men chose to end their con-
cert with an amazing performance of
their best-selling single ever, "End of the
Road." No matter how loved this song is,
it can easily be seen that this title has
nothing to do with these four men's sing-
ing careers. As far as Boyz II Men is con-
cerned, there's not a cloud in the sky, all
traffic lights are green and there are no
potholes in their way. This concert was
nothing more than another rest stop on
the group's way to the top.
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