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Disappointed reviewers rate the Spielberg-Katzenberg-Geffen studio's debut just "a notch better than the average predictable action thriller" (Jay Carr, the Boston Globe ). Stars George Clooney and Nicole Kidman are said to be perfectly likable but utterly humorless, and the nuclear-terrorism story line is called suspenseful but trite.
This road-cum-boxing movie starring Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas is both trite and strange: On one hand it "knocks the Rocky tradition on its ear by giving us two boxers to root for in the same match" (Joe Morgenstern, the Wall Street Journal ), but despite this departure from convention, it manages to include "an assembly of ancient and familiar prizefight clichés" (Roger Ebert, the Chicago Sun-Times ). Director Ron Shelton ( Bull Durham ) is a veteran of successful sports movies, but this one lacks the "off-the-wall larkiness" of his previous efforts (Jay Carr, the Boston Globe ). The film culminates in a gruesome fight between the two stars that leaves several critics bemoaning the confusion over whom to root for; others contend that the scene's emotional conflict works in its favor.
Critics agree that this film is a sorry imitation of the original: "as generic in every aspect as Brian De Palma's original was inventive" (Dennis Harvey, Daily Variety ). The plot is the same (tortured telekinetic teen starts bloodbath when humiliated), but this time it's just "campy inanity" (Jay Carr, the Boston Globe ) with none of the original's terrifying flair.
Byatt, Caleb Carr, Christopher Cerf, Ron Chernow, Shelby Foote, Stephen Jay Gould, Vartan Gregorian, Charles Johnson, Mary Karr, Jon Krakauer, Edmund Morris, Elaine Pagels, John Richardson, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Carolyn See, William Styron, and Gore Vidal.
Everyone else will find the film hokey and overburdened with "pseudoscientific terminology" (Jay Carr, the Boston Globe ). (Read Edelstein's review in Slate , and visit the official Star Trek site, where you can buy Star Trek mugs, posters, and Christmas cards.)
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