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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT No squinty-eyed Dirty Harry in this flick Directed) oe Clint Eastwood. Now playing at the Oshawa Centre Cinemas. 0 3 Advance reviews on this film were very favourable, in some cases, downright raves. 1 walked into this film with high expectations, due largely to the fact Clint Eastwood is a director of con- siderable talents. On the way to the movie, I wondered how many movie-goers are aware that # Sterling Silver Jewellery with Semi-Precious Stones. # Fun Temporary Tattoos and more from the Far East. ' # Fun Funky Clothing from Queen St.. Toronto. # 100% Ratural Bio-degradeable Soaps. d has d d 16 films? Unforgiven, his latest film, features Bo most audiences know him only Eastwood as both director, the old west as a place filled with and a slew of Italian) westerns? Are they aware he di d and john h. foote biography of jaz great Charlie Parker? Probably not, he directs, Unforgiven is because Eastwood was not in Bird, original, Shen brutal, in itt-- angry, cruel men who kill without a man who enjoys giving pain, who has made suffering his busi- ness, and who would kill for fun. It's a brilliant piece of acting from one of American film's most reli- past, but drawn back into the life as the squinty-eyed hero of both and star. Like all of the films] the Dirty Harry films, _-- - -- PTT . atthe flicks produced 'Bird' (1988), a devastating and his audiences go to see him. harsh realism, as the film' depicts + Caps. Money Belts, Wallets, of bounty hunting when a young prostitute is badly slashed by a farmhand. What Munney does not count on is she fact the town is ruled by a sadistic marshall, 'Little Bill' Daggett (Gene Hackman), who takes a warped dislike to Munney. What | admired most about the film was the brutal way of life Knapsacks, Body Scents # Wonderlul Rats, hand-made in 01d World Style. # Candles. 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Eastwood gives a fine perfor- mance as the broken down pig farmer, frantically trying to forget his vicious past, yet also wanting bounty money to give his children anew life. It is not your stereotypi- cal Eastwood role, but rather a debunking of his screen image, which manages to carry the film...well, sort of. Without a strong villain (and he must be evil because even the good guys here are nothing angelic), the movie would not work. Leave it to Gene Hackman to give an electrifying performance as the sadist, Daggett, a role so unlike anything Hackman has done, he will stun you. This is able actors; he makes you hate him within minutes of his first scene. However, problems: The film's major flaw is the incredibly slow pace, which at times brings the movie to an abrupt halt. Morgan Freeman is pretty much wasted in a small role as Eastwood's partner, and I found#®it hard to fathom EVERYONE, even the hookers, were so mean minded. While the climax of the films is just what you would expect, it takes far 100 long, with ponderous pauses, to happen. Eastwood is a strong enough direc- tor to fill these gaps, but he choos- es to allow them 10 try to be mean- ingful. Sadly, it simply does not work unless Gene Hackman is onscreen. I'm not sure [ have been quite as disappointed at the movies this year. Is the movie a failure? On some levels, not at all; the acting is superb, the cinematography beauti- ful, and at times, Eastwood's direc- tion is as sure as ever. Yet, with such a slow pace, and a plot that seems to go nowhere, how can we call the film a success? So, why are so many critics rav- ing about Unforgiven? It is my feeling that they are so starved for a great film, they are willing to cle- vate a $0-30 movie to greatness. While Unforgiven is original, harshly honest, and interesting, these qualities do not always con- stitute great art, nor a great film. 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