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Page SB THE HERALD May 8 Entertainment Movie Review Defending Your Life fails By DIAHANN NADEAU Herald Special Defending Your Life Defending Your Life is Albert Brooks latest film endeavor an interesting interpretation of life after death Judgment here has nothing to do with God and everything to do with L A Law you should hope for a good lawyer in the afterlife Brooks stars as Daniel Miller an ad executive who runs into a bus on his birthday in his brand new BMW He wakes up in a hospital gown in a wheelchair one of a large group of dead numbed and bewildered people He is taken by tram to Judgment City a place set up to look like LA and Southern California Billboards advertise nightclubs and bowling just like home Daniel is even checked in to a theroad hotel call ed the Majestic where mints are placed on the pillow and Kiwanis dead are bid welcome Soon he discovers the plan of action in Judgment City nine days of his life are reviewed over a four day period while a defense attorney and a prosecutor debate in front of a couple of judges to determine whether he moves on to another and smarter world or returns to boring brainless earth The judgment is not based on how good bad greedy or nice Daniel was It based on how fearful he was Judging from the clips Daniel was afraid of a lot The only diversion he has Is the beautiful Julia Meryl Streep whose defense is going a lot bet than his and who seems destined to move on to better things Her hotel serves cham and caviar in the lobby They fall in love but Daniel is too fearful to take advantage of it Defending Your Life plays on a lot of cliches about Modern Life It has a real SoCal mentality I don think anyone from Europe would have conceived of such a place Brooks gives it a nice humorous fee a bit wry and ironic Yet the movie is flawed The script t rise above the cliches it becomes one itself Brooks is clever but ultimately shallow One leaves the theatre a little disappointed although it hard to pinpoint the reason The cast is generally good ex for Brooks who is rather an noying as the constantly pained and bewildered Miller Streep is good but almost wasted as Julia Lee Grant and Rip Torn play the lawyers and Buck Henry is com pletely wasted as a substitute lawyer Defending Your Life raises some intersting questions and gives one something to think about but it doesn t quite make it as a memorable movie I think come judgment day Brooks might have a hard time defen ding this film flHi If TTTigPT IPP9 Catering to JBbfe Community Club in Norval has joined up with Productions under the guidance of from Guelph to present a wide vanetj of live enter lainmenl to the Hills community and areas At a reception last week in plans to make the Norval night spot more attuned to the community were unveiled The club will commit from cover charges collected Tuesday through day on a weekly basis to a local charity Tuesday nights will feature Specials from Jazz to Big Band sounds to Rock Wednesday evenings will be deoted to the Country Music Tdlenl Contest with cash prizes based on cover charges collected Thursday and Friday evenings will be geared to the Country Music crowd while Saturday nights feature a Dance Party Recording artist Elaine right the cohost of TV s Showdown seen on Saturday nights will be per forming regularly and welcoming patrons while Terry Sumslon The Entertainer pictured with Cathy Is expected to perform this summer Herat photos by Colin Gibson Advertise In The HALTON HILLS HERALD V Clothing Mens todies Childrens ALTERATIONS REPAIRS 8771598 I KING PIZZA Yes We Are Open MOTHERS DAY SUNDAY MAY So Bring Mom In For A Speca Treat 8737402 am IkaOpa SUBMARINE 87751778 BRING THIS COUPON J BUY 1 DOZEN J GET Vi DOZEN DONUTS I FREE CROSSWAYS I DONUTS I j 348 Guelph St Knolcrest Ore COME IN CHECK OUT THE NEW BIKES BY DIAMOND BACKKONA MONGOOSE CONCORDE Mun St Georgetown nit W VIDEO PLUS West of Georgetown Fruit Market BRING HOME A STAR THIS Three Men and a Utile Lady Mr Destiny Havana In Love War 134 Guelph St Unit Georgetown Online O GEORGETOWN CINEMAS 235 GUELPH STREET 8731999 NOW PLAYING THE BEST COMEDY IN YEARS YOUR BELLY WILL ACHE WITH LAUGHTER BRILLIANTLY INVENTIVE TIME LiwrmccFnu US MAGAZINE RIOTOUSLY FUNNY SIXTY SECOND PREVIEW TWO THUMBS UP Defending Your Life Evenings at 7 p Only LAST DAYS Evenings at 9 1 5 p m Only NOW PLAYING Evenings at p m Only LAST 2 DAYS JEFF PERFECT WEAPON Evenings at 1 5 m Only 2nd GREAT WEEK GM6Snt StUPSPROVOUWI Evenings at7 coming fri COUPON il The Marrying Take Mom to the Movies Man Mortal Thoughts J Pay for 1 Admission and Receive The 2nd FREE I EXPIRES MONDAY MAY 13th ADMISSION General Children Seniors 375 Tues Password THIS WEEKS PASSWORD MARRY