European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Short takes Rebecca de Mornay left stars with Annabella Sciorra in the thriller the hand that rocks the Cradle. Hollywood pictures Chuck Vinch staff write Ron movie s the hand that rocks the Cradle rated a must see Worth your Lime passable entertainment coming soon to a video outlet near you and you can wait if you re a new or expectant Mother you might want to skip this occasionally heart thumping but always predictable flick a especially if you plan on hiring a stacked Blond Nanny. Rebecca de Mommy plays the Nanny in one of the most malevolent female roles since Bette Davis in what Ever happened to baby Jane she a hired by Annabella Sciorta and her husband Matt Mccoy to care for their 5-year-old daughter Madeline Zima and their Newborn son so Sciorra can dither in a Cus Tom built greenhouse in the Back Yard. Wrong move. De Mommy is warped in the extreme. Seems Sciorra filed a complaint against her gynaecologist husband John Delancie fans of Star trek the next generation will recognize him As the enigmatic q for molesting her during an exam prompting four other women to come Forward with similar tales. Delancie kills himself and the pregnant de Mornay suffers a graphic miscarriage not to mention the loss of All her husbands Money which is Frozen against expected lawsuits. De Mornay fixated on Sciorra As the source of her woes and sets out to exact retribution. She Worms her Way into Sciorra a life and then sets out to destroy it. She turns Sciorra a daughter against her comes on to Mccoy and later tries to Frame him for fooling around with Sciorra a Friend Julianne Moore. She also gets rid of the family a mentally disabled Handyman Ernie Hudson with brutal efficiency. The problem is that writer Amanda Silver gives the plot away within 15 minutes by completely revealing de Momaya a relationship with Delancie and her motivation for what follows. Its a mechanical Story that comes across like the film school thesis that it originally was. Silver gives viewers no respect by leaving Little to the imagination and draining the film of its vitality far too Early. Director Curtis Hanson docs manage to wring chills out of the thin material with the help of a Fine cast. De Mommy with her classic nordic looks plays frosty and evil to perfection showing the ticking time bomb within her with barely noticeable flickers of her facial features. Sciorra has an easy natural style that perfectly suits her role. The most affecting and finely drawn performance however is Given by Hudson better known As one of the ghost busters. Although he can to match wits with de Mornay he a the Only one who can smell the malevolence under her Sweet veneer and you just know he a going to play a crucial role in the final showdown a otherwise Why would he be in the film at All that a symptomatic of the movies big weakness a it telegraphs All its punches from a mile away.  it have been better to avoid revealing de Mornay a link to Delancie and thus to Sciorra until much later in the film perhaps uncovering it bit by bit maybe having de Mornay relive her miscarriage through Flashback guess not. Subtlety is becoming a forgotten concept in Hollywood. The hand that rocks the Cradle has a few decent pulse pounding scenes but its by the numbers design keeps it from getting More than two stars. Billy Bathgate in cd r. Dustin Hoffman and Nicole Kidman Star in this drama about gangster dutch Schultz s Early career. The film is an adaptation of . Doctorow s award winning novel. Boy n Mia mood rated r. In the ghetto life is concentrated on survival. This movie  you into such a nigh boyhood to focus on the a torts of the Young people who want to Rise above the crime and violence. Stars ice cube and Cuba Gooding or. Buggy rated r. Drama. This film focuses on gangster bugs siegels vision of creating a gambling Mecca in the desert of Nevada. Warren Beatty plays the main character whose love affair with Virginia Hill Annette Bening inspired the creation of the Flamingo hotel and the City of l As vegas. Daad again in cd r. Thriller. A Young woman tormented by nightmares is put under hypnosis where she do scones not her own life but that of the glamorous Margaret Strauss who died in the 1940s. A tangled intrigue of reincarnation and revenge begins to emerge As More of her former life is revealed. Stars Kenneth Branagh Emma Thompson Derek Jacobi Robin Williams. Mast scared stupid rated pm. Comedy. Ernest s halloween is ruined when he releases a tree troll who has been entombed for 21x1 years. The wicked troll tries to cast an evil spell on Ernest a Hometown. Stars Jim Vampy  Kitt. Father of the Bride rated pm. Comedy. Steve Martin stars As the stress cd out daddy trying to Cope with his daughter s elaborate wedding. Chaos and commotion arc exceeded Only by endless preparations and astronomical costs As the fateful aay draws near. Also stars Diane Keaton. The Flaher King rated r. First run. An outspoken radio announcer Falls from Power Ami ends up on the streets of new York where he finds love and the secret of the Fisher King. Robin Williams Jeff Bridges Amanda Plummer Mercedes Ruchla. The last boy be out rated r. Adventure. An cd Cla agent turned private Eye teams up with an sex football Star to track Down a killer in this action oriented adventure. Our Down and out heroes arc on the Trail of the men who murdered a Mutual Friend. Their investigation uncovers a conspiracy so vile and vast it threatens the very existence of pro football. Stars Bruce Willis and Daman Wayans. Late for dinner rated pm. Comedy. Two men Frozen for 29 years in an Experiment must learn to adjust to a world profoundly different from the one they seemingly just left. Stars Brian Wimmer and Peter Berg. It Vlna Large rated r. A comedy about making it. . Carson stars As ayoung Man trying to break into the world of to news. In his struggle to fulfil his dreams he almost loses his own identity. Also stars Lisa Arrindell. Pure Luck rated pm. Private detective Danny Glover is hired to find an Accident prone heiress who disappeared in Mexico. Glover thinks that with the help of Martin Short an equally Klutzy person they might be Able to figure out where she is. Provided that dich6 Quot it takes one to know one Quot is True. Rico Chat rated r. A psychopathic escaped convict concocts an elaborate scheme to dust boy the career character and family of the Man who imprisoned him. But the intended victim is not giving up without a fight. Denzel Washington John . Shattered rated r. Suspense. A wealthy real estate Developer suffering from amnesia alter a near fatal car Accident struggles to regain his identity with the help of his conniving wife business partner and a private investigator in this psychological thriller. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen starring Tom Berenger Bob Hoskins Greta scan Chi Joanne Whalley Wiimer Corbin bpm san. The taking of to Voty Hills rated r action. Ken Wahl takes on terrorists who shut Down Rodeo drive with a Load of toxic waste. Posing As police and Epa agents they Are out to loot the whole neighbourhood. Also stars Matt Frewer. Trua Idar Ralty rated r. A Black Man gets a look at the world through a White eyes Quot As he poses As a White Man to elude a mob Boss. Stars inny Henry and Frank Langella. Vaar of Tho Oun rated r. A political thriller about the Aldo Moro affair in which Andrew Mccarthy stars As an american journalist in Rome who gets caught up in a red brigade intrigue. Also an Ofsa Aafke circuit ratio of King Ralph 101 dalmatians ratio Fol ghost dad Star wan suburban commando. Ratio Fo-131 the Addams family career opportunities the doctor Green card hot shots look who s talking too mermaids nothing hut trouble Only the lonely Paradise shout. Grarld re ass action the commitments deceived double Impact for the boys Freddy s dead the final Nightmare a kiss before dying misery necessary roughness other people s Money die  19, 1992 sunday Page 19