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 - Color Printing Color Printing Color Printing Color Printing Big savings on color printing for all clubs, businesses, and 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. Cool off with a COLLI PER! Choose any of our 22 Fruit, Cereal, and Candy Toppings to Create your own Colombo Non-Fat Frozen Yogurt Shake! 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