Of
late, there have been a number of movie characters whose memory has been
playing tricks on them. Guy Pearce was a prime case in question in the riddle
that was Memento and Ben Affleck voluntarily has slabs of his past erased in
the new thriller, Paycheck. There are others, but they seem to have escaped my
mind at the moment.
50 First Dates finds humour and a kind of sweet romanticism in what is normally
a very serious condition. It�s an Adam Sandler movie, reuniting him with his
Wedding Singer co-star, Drew Barrymore and, as in that film, this is Sandler
revealing his warmer, less strident side. He plays Henry Roth, a veterinarian
in Hawaii where, when not tending to the ills of his marine patients, he takes
care of the more amorous needs of the female tourists. Henry is not a guy with
commitment in mind until he meets Lucy Whitmore (Barrymore) and falls head over
heels in love for the first time.
The trouble is, when Henry sees Lucy the next day she doesn�t know who he is.
He discovers that she suffers from a rare brain disorder caused by a car
accident a year previously and, each night as she goes to sleep, she forgets
everything that happened the day before. For Lucy, each waking day is the same
one on which the accident occurred and she relives it every 24 hours (much like
Bill Murray in Groundhog Day). Helping her through these constant re-runs are
her father, Marlin and her younger, steroid-addicted brother, Doug � nicely
played by Blake Clark and a funny Sean Astin, respectively. For Lucy�s sake,
Marlin and Doug watch The Sixth Sense day after day, always pretending that the
ending is a big surprise, and they do everything they can to make Lucy believe
she is living the same day for the first time. They send Henry packing at
first, but his persistence pays off and he comes up with a plan to try to make
Lucy�s days better � and to make her fall in love with him over and over
again.
There is a scene in which Lucy�s doctor (Dan Aykroyd) makes it clear that she
is never going to get any better and it is interesting to see just how the
filmmakers resolve the Henry/Lucy relationship. Happily, their solution is a
very satisfying one.
Sandler and Barrymore are well matched again and also adding to the enjoyment
are Rob Schneider as Henry�s flaky pal, Ula, Lusia Strus as his sexually
ambiguous assistant, Alexa and Amy Hill and Pomaika�i Brown as Sue and Nick
who work at the diner where Henry first meets Lucy.
Definitely a date worth keeping.
"Honey
Daniels (Jessica Alba) is a girl who has all the right moves, but the only
people who ever see what she can do with them are the regulars who watch her
strut her stuff at the bar where she works at night with her best friend and
biggest fan, Gina (Joy Bryant) and the kids she teaches in her hip-hop classes
by day.
When a top music video director, Michael Ellis (David Moscow) catches a glimpse
of her in action, he hires her to be a back-up dancer for his latest clip and
it�s not long before Honey is choreographing his videos and mingling with some
of the hottest talent in town.
Honey�s career is on the rise and getting better every day. She�s attracted
the attention of a good looking barber called Chaz (Mekhi Phifer) and a group of
street kids who now see her as �cool� � notably the youngest of them, the
lonely Raymond (Zachary Isaiah Williams). She�s even won over the hard-earned
respect of Raymond�s older brother, Benny (Lil� Romeo) who�s been mixing
with the wrong crowd. Benny begins to take an interest in the hip-hop classes
� especially when Honey convinces Michael to let some of her kids take part in
his next video. Honey�s on a roll until Michael makes a move of his own on her
and everything comes to a halt. Another choreographer replaces her, the kids are
let go and Benny drifts back into his bad old ways � and into trouble.
But Hthan life oney is not down and the dance goes on. She shares her passion
with the talented kids, offering them something more on the streets and in a
classic movie tradition that goes back to old MGM musicals�they decide to put
on a show!"
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"Pirates of the Carribean Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl combines
all the best elements of seafaring films with a touch of the supernatural.
Heading the cast is Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, a roguish charmer who sails the
seas for adventure on his ship, the Black Pearl. Life changes for Jack when his arch-enemy, Captain Barbosa (Geoffrey Rush) steals his ship. Barbosa then attacks the town of Port Royal where he kidnaps Elizabeth Swann
(Keira Knightley), the beautiful daughter of the Governor (Jonathan Pryce).
Joining Jack in a daring mission to rescue Elizabeth � and regain his ship � is
Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), Elizabeth�s childhood friend who has always been smitten by
her but who is aware of the class differences between them. The two men and Jack�s motley crew set out on the HMS Interceptor, the fastest ship in the British fleet and are pursued by the dashing and ambitious Commodore Norrington (Jack Davenport).
Norrington, who has sworn to rid the seas of its pirates, is also the man to whom Elizabeth is betrothed
But Barbossa and his men are not ordinary pirates. They have been cursed to live forever and on moonlit nights they transform into hideous living skeletons. Only the return of plundered treasure can break the curse..."
"The Pixar/Disney collaboration has brought us four hit movies �
the Toy Story duo, A Bug�s Life and Monsters, Inc. Make
that five. And with some very recognisable backdrops and familiar voices, Finding
Nemo, brings added pleasure to local audiences.
Nemo (voiced
by Alexander Gould) is a colourful clown fish and the only surviving offspring
of his overprotective dad, Marlin (Albert Brooks). Marlin�s fears for his son�s
safety in the danger-filled deep are realised when Nemo goes missing. Curiosity
about a boat he spots from below has him being scooped out of the water and
ending up in the aquarium of a Sydney dentist (Bill Hunter) where he meets a
friendly group of fellow internees, including Moorish Idol, Gill (Willem Dafoe), the battle-scarred leader.
Meanwhile,
panic-stricken Marlin sets out to find his son and is joined by Dory (Ellen
DeGeneres), a talkative, cheery blue tang who has the best intentions but,
unfortunately, also has a short-term memory problem. It�s not all smooth
swimming for Marlin and Dory whose encounters include a trio of sharks with
distinctly Aussie accents. But these are not your everyday man-eaters; Bruce
(Barry Humphries) is a great white, Anchor (Eric Bana) is a hammerhead and Chum
(Bruce Spence) is a mako and they are all members of Fish Eaters Anonymous who
are trying their darndest not to eat the other underwater residents! Sometimes,
unfortunately, they fall off the wagon. In one Pinocchio-like setback,
the two would-be rescuers also end up inside a blue whale.
Back in the dentist�s
office, escape plans are in progress for Nemo who has to get out before he is
collected by the dentist�s nasty niece whose evil reputation for murdering
marine life precedes her. Outside help comes from a pelican named Nigel
(Geoffrey Rush) � hey, if sharks can be veggies, a pelican can avoid
temptation, too!
Added
to the excitement, humour and the wonderfully conceived characters are some of
the most beautiful backdrops you�ll see in an animated feature, which truly
comes into its own in the artists� dazzling depiction of the Great Barrier
Reef. As entertainment for all members of the family, Finding Nemo
is a real catch."
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