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2A Thursday, October 4,1984 Daily Nexus Movie Reviews Irreconcilable Differences Irreconcilable Differences'! “Unreconciled Plots” would smash and Albert is soon reading — and believing — his be a more appropriate title. The one thing this movie does press clippings. Lucy is understandably put off by this not suffer from is a lack of material. Indeed, director display of narcissism; she co-wrote the movie but receives i * Charles Shyer has given us a romantic comedy, a parable little credit. Interestingly enough, her response to Albert’s on the perils of success, an examination of the stresses a narcissism is to also grow increasingly self-occupied. Poor two-dareer marriage undergoes and a parody of Hollywood, Casey is left out in the cold. all in one picture. What is all the more frustrating is that The situation gets worse from then on. Albert and Lucy Shyer nearly manages to bring all of these elements into soon divorce and begin to use Casey to get back at each focus with one another. other. Each goes through various ups and downs; the only The actress of note here is Drew Barrymore (E.T.) who constant is their neglect of Casey. Finally she decides she’s gives an admirable performace as Casey Brodsky, a nine- had enough and files for divorce. year-old who is suing her parents for divorce. Barrymore By making his characters more shallow as they grow manages to be cute without seeming either obnoxious or more successful, Shyer undercuts the main plot of his film. precocious. Her performance as a young girl caught in a Albert and Lucy certainly serve as clear warnings for the tug-of-war between her parents is believable and touching; perils of success but do not resemble the people with whom I it is the best thing about Irreconcilable Differences. Ryan we began the movie. There’s no question of faulting Casey O’Neal and Shelley Long (“Cheers”) co-star as Casey’s for divorcing her parents — indeed, one wonders what took parents, Albert and Lucy Brodsky. Both give strong per her so long — but when the family is temporarily reunited formances and work especially well when on the screen at the end of the film, the scene carries with it no sense of apart from each other. Unfortunately, though, the emotional resolution. There is no real sympathy left for chemistry between O’Neal and Long just is not there. This either Albert or Lucy; we have been laughing too hard at n muss»: jsH k . m k -Sk*,. undercuts the film’s attempts at romantic comedy — only them. By making Albert and Lucy seem like stereotypes the break-up scenes have any fire. rather than two mixed-up people who have lost their way Gary Busey as Paul “Bear" Bryant As the film opens we see the beginnings of Casey’s and themselves, Shyer strengthens various subplots and divorce trial. Through a series of flashbacks we learn how gains some laughs but also removes much of the film’s the Brodskys came to be in this sorry mess. emotional impact. Two Hours of Soon after the arrival of Casey, the Brodsky’s ship also This is a shame, because the movie is still good, flaws and comes in. Albert gets his big chance to direct a film. It is a (Please turn to pg.7A, colJ2) ----------Sunday Afternoon America’s most winning football coach might as well be NEXUS Sears’ most dependable car battery if we’re to judge the ARTS& man by the movie. The Bear, starring Gary Busey (The Buddy Holly Story) as Paul “Bear” Bryant and directed by Hot Fudge ENTERTAINMENT Richard Sarafian, flaunts the man as an American product |H izza: EDITORS: immortalizing him along with Chevys, Dodges, baseball, football, and the “Mom” we all picture sitting at home undae Sale! Shirley Tatum Any reg. size sundae only knitting, setting curfews, and annoying the feminists. t Hugh Haggerty Making a movie the Hollywood way about a great • i American football hero is a bit silly to begin with. Football 3 9 0 R . , . 1.90 • l Contributors: is so swamped in media coverage as it is, sitting through With this Coupon •I Phil Haddock this movie is to drown in cliches and be force-fed nostalgia. Two Sundaes Per Coupon J j In the space of two hours, they’ve crammed roughly fifty Offer Good M INX years of a man’s life. It’s the kind of movie someone would N ow thru Oct. 11th * D elivers* Lynnete Coster make about himself to show God or George Burns on judgment day — talk about flashing before your eyes! GOLETA STORE ONLY Matthias Rosenthal The first half-hour of the movie is the most interesting — R»I hot fudgo. two 5749 Celle Real, Goleta « 968-8646 ] Laurie McCullough before Bryant becomes a football coach. He wrestles a bear •coopt of ico cream, your Paul M. 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