and
that lead oe

work ; ail around him,

Ges pleak of credit tote Robbins as well,

ad horror over- :
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who holds it all together with a sympathetic

_ performance that remains solidly focused

throughout the film’s many transportations.

_ Itis the young actor’s juiciest part yet and he
makes the most of it. This film should break
him as a major star.

With all is stylich direction full of dark

_atmosphere and creepy visual touches, and
_a chilling, weird story that seemed to be
heading in some truly interesting and

Provocauve directions, this picture promised
much. When it’s all over,
however, the cumulative ef-

or he is losing his grip

fect is one more of puzzle-

ment than revelation.

writer Bruce Joel
Rubin, this is the first
project form director
Adrian Lyne since his
1987 Fatal Aitraction :
success.
Given the enormous —
popularity of lyne and ~
Rubin’s respective most
recent efforts, this pairing

on his sanity. Working = = aS —— = =
from ascript by Ghost = = VOESCreen

‘By DAVID RYLAND

Jacob's Ladder proves an
intense, — frequently

confusing climb, but for
many the journey itself will
be far more interesting than
what lies at its conclusion.
Also starring Elizabeth

Pena, Danny Aiello and
Matt Craven. *** (R) Lan-
guage, violence, gory scenes,
nudity,

would seem a shoe-in for

big box office returns. But
while long lines of ticket holders yall certain-
_ ly fill the pockets of the film’s creators, they
won't help to fill in large gaps in the plot
construction and narrative logic that become
more troubling and confusing as the story
moves along, finally reaching an unsatisfac-
tory, and some might say, cop-out conclusion.
It’s not all bad news, though. Lyne’s flam-
boyant visual sense is as sharp as ever, and
_ his bleak, oppressive vision of New York City
_ is as hellish as anything Martin Scorsese
‘Might conjure up. Rubin’s seript (which had
been kicking around Hollywood for years
before his Ghost story hit big) contains less
of the simpering sentimentality that
punctuates his better known work (although
characters do once again tend to cry all of the
time), and its baffling, scary twists and
turns will definitely keep your attention.

METROPOLITAN
(Roxy) The concerns,
perspectives and frustra-
tions of a small group of upper-class Park
Avenue young adults spending their time at
dances and parties during cotillion season is
the focus of this low-key film highlighted by
fresh performances and posh Manhattan
Christmastime locales.

Writer/director Whit Stillman tries hard to

“make the point that these rich kids suffer the

same emotional and social problems that
anyone must deal with (except they get to
tough it out in $1,000 tuxedos and dresses at
late-night cocktail parties), but the presen-
tation is hindered by a lot of intellectual
rambling on the part of the characters and
technical amateurishness on the part of the
filmmaker. A few bright moments of humor
and personal reaction to this effort will be
one of, (Who cares?” ** (Mature) Language.

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place at the Bay Street Armoury in
Victoria on the evening of Nov. 30. It
will be a thrilling evening of music
featuring the pipes and drums of the
Regiment, dances and songs from
around the world and magic. Tickets
are $10 and $15, available through
the Orderly Room of the Canadian
Scottish Regiment, 388-3818, or at
Sweet Dreams Boutique, 636
Broughton St. Doors open at 7:15
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The Whistling Gypsy Centre for
Community Music — presents Holly
Near and Judy Small in Concert,

Wed., Nov. 21, 8 pm, McPherson
Playhouse. 386-6121. Tickets $15
adult/waged; $13 student/senior/un-
waged. Available McPherson Play-
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open at 7:15 pm.

Purcell String Quartet — in concert,
Fri., Nov. 16 at 8 pm. North Park
Gallery, 1619 Store St. Tickets - $12
student/seniors $8. Ph. 381-3422. 46

Felicita’s Weekends — Fri. and Sat.
nights from 9:30 pm to 1 am. $2
cover charge. Nov. 16-17: Feature
performers Shovelhed. Those boys
with an attitude are back with their
jazzy, hardcore, funk sound. Pro-
duced by UVic Student's Society
SUB Productions.

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