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REVIEWS PREVIEWS: End of a dream
Teen movies are usually full of life, sex and alcohol. The Blue Crush, however, looks more like an excuse than anything else. No cast, sets and worst of all no theme, makes the movie a complete waste of time.
Annie is a young surf-boarder who has been hitting the waves since she was a child. All her life she wanted to be the world surf-boarding champion but her dream came to an end with an accident a couple of years ago that almost took her life. Now the same tournament is back, and try as she might, Annie is still having problems shaking off the fear of failing. The movie has a bizarre turn of events, with Annie falling in love right at a time when she should be practicing. In no time she forgets her dreams, passion and event which will decide her own and her sister’s fate. The film is anything but attractive.
The movie has the predictable happy ending but nothing out of the ordinary that we have not seen before. A complete waste of time!—K.A
Discovering a secret
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The master of disguise is the most boring comedy that you might ever see. The movie is like a party guest who thinks he is funny, when he’s actually not. The flick doesn’t fully employ the comic potential of funnyman Dana Carvey, who plays the title role of Pistachio. His goofy antics are more irritating than funny.Pistachio is a little guy who works as a waiter in his father Fabbrizio’s (James Brolin) Italian restaurant. He can’t figure out why he compulsively mimics his customers and longs to change his appearance — until he discovers he was born with the ability to transform himself into anyone or anything. One night, Fabbrizio gets kidnapped by one of his enemies (Brent Spiner), a criminal mastermind who intends to use him to steal some of the world’s most precious treasures, including the Liberty Bell. Upset, Pistachio gets a visit from his grandfather (Harold Gould), who spills the beans about the Disguisey dynasty and reveals that Pistachio actually comes from a long line of masters of disguise. With some quick lessons in Energico, the art of transformation, Pistachio is ready to rescue Fabbrizio from his evil captors. And because every master needs an assistant, he hires a smart and beautiful woman named Jennifer (Jennifer Esposito) to help him track down his father.
The film’s saving grace is that the story is simple and the jokes are clean. Kids will enjoy more than the grown-ups will.—N.M
With a bit of honey
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Beary Barrington is a 10-year-old bear cub being raised by a human family in the film The Country Bears. He’s unaware that he is adopted until his human jealous brother tells him. When Beary leaves home to find out where he belongs, he befriends the now defunct band, The Country Bears. The once successful and highly influential ‘70s band with its legendary members — Ted and Fred Bedderhead, Tennessee O’Neal and Zeb Zober — were torn apart by the perils of their own success: ego, jealousy and a little too much honey. Can eager young fan Beary convince the bitter ex-members of The Country Bears to put aside their differences and perform a benefit concert to save the Country Bear Hall, the venue from where the band got its start? Everyone associated with this film surely believed they were making a fun-filled romp for kiddies given the extent of happiness that surrounds it.Though the movie ranks low on the popularity scale, it will still be extremely popular with the kids.—HQK
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