At The Movies
At the Movies lists first-run films showing on Oahu, effective tomorrow. Movies are rated on a four-star scale. Check theater listings for more information.

Thursday, December 19, 1996



OPENING TOMORROW

Beavis and Butt-head Do America

MTV's animated moronic teen-age geeks cover more ground than Bob Hope and Bing Crosby ever did in their road movies, but don't generate as much laughter. See review on Page F-3. (PG-13) At Kahala, Kapolei, Keolu, Nanakuli, Pearlridge, Restaurant Row.

The Crucible

Handsome, impassioned and vigorously staged adaptation of Arthur Miller's play stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Joan Allen and Charlayne Woodard. See review on Page F-3. (PG-13) At Varsity.

My Fellow Americans

The ever-reliable Jack Lemmon and James Garner are as audience-friendly as old easy chairs, playing former chief executives who hate each other but are thrown together dodging operatives in this prefab comedy. (PG-13) At Kahala, Kapolei, Keolu, Mililani, Pearlridge West, Restaurant Row.

One Fine Day

Effective update of the screwball comedy format stars Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney. (PG) At Enchanted Lake, Kahala, Kapolei, Pearlridge West, Restaurant Row.

Scream (Star rating unavailable)

Director Wes Craven's new thriller covers familiar ground. Teens in a small town are imperiled by a psychotic killer. (R) At Kam Drive-In, Kapolei, Pearlridge West, Waikiki.



CONTINUING

Daylight

Sylvester Stallone plays a familiar hero role when people are trapped in the Holland Tunnel after an explosion. There's little suspense and no villain to boo, so the movie's a bit of a bore. (PG-13) At Kailua, Kapolei, Laie, Koko Marina, Marina, Mililani, Pearlridge West, Restaurant Row.

The English Patient

This adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's romantic novel packs the adventurous and emotional wallop of "Casablanca" and the coolheaded intellectualism of a treatise on the futility of war. Stars Ralph Fiennes, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas and Juliette Binoche. (R) At Varsity.

Jerry Maguire

A modern morality play in which Tom Cruise plays a sports agent who dishonors himself by being honest. Nobody does redemption better than Cruise, and he does it again. (R) At Kailua, Kapolei, Koko Marina, Pearlridge West, Restaurant Row, Waikiki.

Jingle All the Way

The one joke of the premise - a busy executive (Arnold Schwarzenegger) spends Christmas Eve searching all over town for the only toy his young son - is never developed into any real comedy. (PG) At Kahala, Kapolei, Laie, Mililani, Pearlridge West.

Mars Attacks!

Tim Burton's cult sci-fi comedy evokes wonderment at the bizarre imaginations and impressive skills of the filmmakers. (PG-13) At Aikahi, Enchanted Lake, Kam Drive-In, Kapolei, Pearlridge West, Restaurant Row, Waikiki.

The Mirror Has Two Faces

Barbra Streisand's ugly duckling-turned-swan romantic comedy is a staggeringly obsessive expression of the importance of appearances. (PG-13) At Marina.

101 Dalmatians

Where the 1961 animated "101 Dalmatians boasts both style and substance, the live-action remake has neither. (G) At Aikahi, Enchanted Lake, Kahala, Kapolei, Mililani, Nanakuli, Pearlridge, Restaurant Row.

The Preacher's Wife

The most genuine moment is when we see the movie's namesake, Julia Biggs (Whitney Houston), belting gospel music. Almost every element of this story of an angel (Denzel Washington) sent to help a preacher (Courtney B. Vance) and his family is something less than dynamic. (PG) At Cinerama, Kam Drive-In, Kapolei, Keolu, Mililani, Pearlridge, Restaurant Row.

Ransom

The young son of a fabulously wealthy tycoon (Mel Gibson) is abducted and held for $2 million ransom in this extremely smart Ron Howard movie. Gibson drags viewers through every conceivable emotion and Rene Russo does a fine job showing a mother's anguish. (R) At Kapolei, Pearlridge.

Set It Off

Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox and Kimberly Elise play housing project women who, with everything stacked against them, explode. Despite some implausibilities, the movie excels at action, drama and depicting rage over an all-too-common reality. (R) At Pearlridge West.

Space Jam

Basketball mega star Michael Jordan and cartoon mega star Bugs Bunny team up for this clever, cute, rambunctious mix of animation and live action. (PG) At Kahala, Kapolei, Pearlridge, Restaurant Row.




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