| Title: | Movie Reviews and Discussion |
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| Created: | Thu Jan 28 1993 |
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Written and directed by Bill Forsyth, starring Robin Williams, this is the worst movie I've seen for some time. I walked out before the end. A cutesy narration, delivered by Christine Lahti or someone who sounds like her, introduces a series of brief episodes in which Williams plays a caveman, a Roman slave, some kind of medieval peasant/pilgrim, etc. (I left around this point) who is separated from his wife and children. The episodes don't make any sense historically; the intent seems to have been that they illustrate some kind of universal truth about the relationship between men and their families. The actual product, to my mind is an incoherent group of slight, bathetic fables that is painful to watch. -Stephen
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| 549.1 | 9871::CLARK | Chairman of the Bored | Tue May 17 1994 17:57 | 4 | |
Geez, I hope Robin Williams doesn't fall into the Eddie Murphy syndrome ... where we're supposed to be wildly entertained and amused because his face is on the screen. It wouldn't be his fault; but I can see him being "marketed" that way. | |||||
| 549.2 | RANGER::MAYNARD | Fri Jun 30 1995 10:41 | 17 | ||
I would have to disagree with the basenote. While this movie certainly
has its flaws- it tended to drag in places, and the historical accuracy
was questionable- I think it fulfilled it's intent. As the narrator
(Sharon Stone) says in the beginning of the movie, it's a story about a
journey to Being Human.
The story begins in prehistoric times with a cave dweller named Hector.
He is basically a good man who loves his wife and his children, but is
weak when it comes to making the right decisions and ultimately this
causes him to lose his family- a recurring theme.
The movie follows Hector through different incarnations as (1) a Roman
slave (2) a soldier returning from a war (3) a Spanish explorer and
(4) a divorced father in 1992 trying to reconnect with his teen age
children.
Like all of us, the character Hector keeps repeating the same mistakes,
until he finally realizes what it is that he really wants and needs.
Available on video and now showing on Cinemax.
Jim
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