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THE HERALD Wednesday November 22 Movie Dad is a real sentimental tear DAD PG Gary David Goldberg creator of the popular sitcom Fam ily Ties makes his movie directorial debut with this wellintentioned but highly sentimental movie about well family ties Adapted from William Whartons novel the film tries to be a moving yet funny study of two troubled fa therson relationships at a time of ex treme crisis Maybe Goldberg has worked the sitcom route too long his movie has a mechanical quality that is almost offensive Dealing with heavy duty subjects like aging semi ity schizophrenia heart attacks and bitter unresolved familial tensions the film favors grandstanding tear- and jokey oneliners when simple subdued drama would do Its too bad because a lot of talent went into this movie Playing a fading 78 year old who is called back to life after his controlling wife Dukakis suffers a heart attack a heavily madeup Jack seizes his role with the dedication of an ac tor who clearly wants one more Oscar for the mantel Its a bravura perfor mance too bravura The part isnt wellwritten enough to justify mons ostentatious efforts The char acter is cute and touching beyond words and beyond belief He lapses into senility then he gets feisty then he lapses again His health varies far too much from situation to situation Playing Lemmons estranged son who decides to mend relations with his dad before its too late Ted Dan- son shows some new dark colors as an actor Since own son in the film Ethan Hawke cant relate to htm theres an apt sense of miscom- being passed on from gen eration to generation On a slightly lighter note Olympia Dukakis is amusingly cranky as wife But as the traumas pile up the movie becomes an an orgy of manipulation GRADE IMMEDIATE FAMILY PG13 TV movies have covered just about every permutation of the dilemmas facing adoptive parents GOOEY GOOD TRYOURNEWl DELIVERY SERVI 308 SI UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT NEILS MUSK CENTRE WOE SELECTION OF BOOM MO SHEET PRIVATE LESSONS FOR GunuiuinPBicusaON 8774919 Its a subject that brings out lots of primal feelings in the viewer espe cially this baby boom era when many would be parents find adoption is their only option It was only a mat tcr of time before the big screen got around to the subject Here it is via a proach to adoption the couple meets with the pregnant woman before she gives birth and then even accompa nies her to the delivery room The Idea is that the mother will hand over the baby to the couple after delivery but of course it isnt so easy For the most part the movie de tails this situation in skillful if some what simplistic terms You have to accept some caricaturing of the working class mother and her boyfriend Kevin JOHN TRFMONT Ted shows his elderly father Jake Jack how do some basic household chores in Dad script by Barbara who co- wrote The Big Chill and directed by Jonathan Kaplan The Accused In roles that run counter to their re cent work James Woods and Glenn Close star as normal middleclass marrieds who plan to adopt the child of an unwed mother Mary Stuart Masterson In an unusually open GREAT MUSIC Last minute bookings lor your Christmas or New Year dance can be taken by calling B53466B LICENCING S CRITICS CHOICE ill VIDEO Rentals Service JO Open Every Night Till 10pm HAPPY HOUR 8730754 ALL MOVIES I PRICE Hour Before Cloiing DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS For Under 495 Across From GO Slalton 37 King St Georgetown 8773541 YELLOW CAB HALTON HILLS HOUR SERVICE Alport Service Parcel Delivery 8732527 8732931 CommoH ft OFF ANY PIZZA OVER 1MOUEIPH STREET IHJLyWCD NINTENDO k I I WniBiltoitH J 8731022 Hill 360 Quelph St Unit 51 A KNOLCREST CENTRE Georgetown EVERY THURSDAY- HOT ROAST BEEF PLATE MARTYS TOO RESTAURANT Georgetown Market Place 8777417 Dillon And you have to accept a movie that is better at setting a po tent situation than at fleshing it out dramatically The last section of the picture is weak Woods and Close play well togeth er though neither are at their best as conventional types Mary Stuart Mas however is wonderful as the beleaguered young mother Along with Winona Ryder and Bridget Fonda is one of the most promising actresses of her genera tion Here she makes soapy and somewhat contrived scenes work bet ter than they ought to Some of the credit must go to director Kaplan As he proved directing Jodie Foster in her Oscarwinning performance in The Accused Kaplan has a special affinity for gritty bluecollar women GRADE W New Home Video WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT Touchstone On video this huge boxoffice hit remains a remarkable achievement a delightful dazzling blend of live action and animation that is also a surprisingly resonant movie GRADE- grading excellent good lair poor NEWSPAPER ENTERPBISE Before you send it seal it with a Christmas Seal Join the fight j against lung disease THE TAVERN This Wed Thurs Fri Sat Nov 22nd 23rd 24th 25th RICK JONES SATURDAY AFTERNOON MATINEES 36 THERES SOMETHING HAPPENING EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK TUES Colin Butler Live WEDNESDAY 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