merit Martin steals dull comedy; medical thriller 'flatlines' NEW YORK (CNS) - A mildly enter Martin really carries the ball in this taining movie, "My Blue Heaven" minor league comedy from director (Warner Bros.) explores whether tough HerberrRoss. New York hood Vinnie (Steve Martin) can Always a very physical comedian, Mar find happiness with his new identity as a tin is hilarious swaggering around in his wholesome California suburbanite. punk haircut and cranberry iridescent suit, After Vinnie turns mob informant, the mourning off in his heavy Brooklyn accent witness-protection program relocates him to the laid-back Californians. to an idyllic community, where he is in Barney's transformation from nerd to stantly stifled by the sunshine and hip G-man is best when Vinnie lures him to sweetness all around him. a disco for a madcap merengue, a funny The only people he knows are Barney scene which is less successful later in the j Warner Bk (Rick Moranis), the uptight FBI agent film when Barney and Hannah are the Mafia informant Vinnie Antonelli (Steve Martin, right) becomes pals wi assigned to protect him, and Hannah (Joan more conventional dancing partners. Barney Coopersmith (Rick Moranis), the FBI agent assigned to protect him, Cusack), the assistant district attorney who ih the Warner Bros, comedy, "My Blue Heaven." Though lacking a certain sharpness that fellow students (Julia Roberts, Kevin This is where the film starts unraveling. furiously crosses his path whenever Vinnie would lift it beyond the bland, "My Blue steals a car for old time's sake. Bacon, William Baldwin and Oliver Piatt) It begins with one student's impassioned Heaven" occasionally reaches stellar to assist him in a secret experiment which statement that religion and philosophy have Under Vinnie's irrepressible influence, heights and Martin fans will enjoy the wjll "flatline" him — stop his life func failed and so it's up to science to discover Barney is soon wearing iridescent suits, latest crazy character he captures so adroit tions momentarily to experience what lies what lies beyond me grave. But when those dancing the merengue and romancing ly. beyond — and men be revived by their who have been wronged — mosdy from Hannah. .For his part Vinnie keeps busy as Due to cartoon-style shootouts, comic a bigamist, trigamist and protagonist in a combined medical intervention. childhood experiences — arise to taunt or treatment of theft and bigamy and an in After they pull off the risky procedure, attack those who have flatlined, the scheme to put other ex-crooks back in stance of rough language, die U.S. business. Nelson experiences bucolic visions of students do an about-face, deciding they Catholic Conference classification is A-H fields and flowers amidst childhood have indeed challenged God's prerogative But Barney and Hannah effect their own — adults and adolescents. The Motion Pic influence on Vinnie — and the local little playmates, but neglects to tell mem about and are being punished by having their ture Association of America rating is PG- some vaguely ominous images. Each then youthful transgressions return to destroy league becomes the beneficiary of Vinnie's 13 — parents are strongly cautioned that newly directed energies. clamors to be next, even daring to stay mem. some material may be inappropriate for under longer, unaware that now Nelson is The characters, however, are generally children under 13. being physically attacked by a terrifying unsympathetic. Roberts, who was so 'Flatliners' figure from his near-death experience. popular witii audiences earlier this year in NOTICE Disastrous aftereffects also befall the "Pretty Woman," here portrays an intense NEW YORK (CNS) - Four medical others. Joe (Baldwin), who has covertly young scientist determined to keep her Local cemeteries have students presume to explore life after death videotaped his many sexual liaisons, emotions firmly under control. Bacon's a deadline of October with harrowing results in "Flatliners" begins to see the shameful replays on passion for practicing medicine on his 15th for accepting (Columbia). screens everywhere, and Rachel (Roberts) terms is only matched by' Sutherland's ar Ambitious medical student Nelson is haunted by guilty visions of her father, rogance as the fame-seeking group leader. monument orders for 1990. (Kiefer Sutherland) persuades four of his who committed suicide. While me cinematography and settings David (Bacon), who is also suffering are visually interesting and the plotline in For Arrangements Call: Rochester Monument hallucinations, concludes they are being itially suspenseful, it all becomes so much Marrion Monuments punished for former misdeeds and decides mumbo-jumbo as choppy editing jars me Co., Inc. - to make amends. But Nelson has already viewer from reality to fantasy with long- 476 State Street Formerly Located at taken the suicidal action of flatlining alone dead figures within hallucinations coming 1575 Clifford Avenue in, hopes of righting his past sins, and ih a alive to attack me students. (Corner of Jay) Over 50 years of Service frantic conclusion the students rush to him By the time it reaches its frenetic climax, All Work done on premises in a last-ditch attempt to bring him back "Flatliners" has itself flatlined. alive. 546-4450 by Blaster Stone Carver Due to rationalization of suicidal Director Joel Schumacher has taken the behavior, depictions of promiscuity, Hours: Daily 9am • Spm Robert Micoli-President age-old question of what happens after sporadic violence and some rough lan Saturday 10am - 2pm 1130 Ridge Rd. 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