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Cast as an indomitable woman who endures hellish training with an all-male Navy squadron, Moore "becomes perversely spectacular" (Janet Maslin, the New York Times ) and transcends the movie's "banal premises and predictable conclusion" (Richard Schickel, Time ). But some critics find the fascination of director Ridley Scott ( Alien , Thelma & Louise ) with Moore's suffering hopelessly sadistic.
But Schickel is starry-eyed.
Billed as the first feature film by Native Americans, this picaresque tale wins reviewers' admiration for being "palpably authentic" (Richard Schickel, Time ). Critics like the story, about a young man and his friend who set out to retrieve his father's ashes, for eschewing "the high seriousness and dubious mysticism" of most films about the Indians' plight (John Anderson, Newsday ). Although everyone enjoys its wry humor and cutting observations about life on the reservation, a few say its aimless plot betrays its makers' inexperience.
' " Schickel enlarges: "It is a mystery to him, this desire to penetrate the deepest reserves of his privacy.
Great reviews for this Eddie Murphy-Steve Martin comedy about a low-rent movie-maker (Martin) and his ragtag stable of actors: "Perhaps the funniest movie for grownups so far this year" (Richard Schickel, Time ). Martin, out of desperation, hires a painfully awkward nerd (Murphy) who has no film experience other than being "an active renter at Blockbuster" but who bears a striking resemblance to action star Kit Ramsey (also played by Murphy).
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