European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                P i i Mihui 1 \ k1 s Tow great Mem Dato Elm rated g. Mount detective bail of 221w biker Street is called in when t Little girl mouse s father a kindly toy maker along the lines of a rodent Geppetti is kidnapped. The celebrated Sleuth soon deduces that the Abductor is his nefarious Archenemy professor Ratigan voice of Vincent Price. Scala fint net rated r. This erotic thriller features an unstable cop Michael Douglas who tries to Sott out a murder Case in which the prime suspect is a coolly seductive bisexual Sharon Stone. He is helped by his psychiatrist Girlfriend Jeanne Tripplehorn. A a a pm rated pg-13. This self billed Quot animation with an attitude based on stand up routines by the late Robin Harris follows a Day Harris spends in Fenland with a pretty Divorcee her Small son and three inner City kids who be been dumped yet again by their largely Absentee mom. A a a mar Wolff rated r. Eddie Murphy plays a womanizing exec who meets his match in his new Boss Robin Givens sultry sophisticated Heartbreak or. The Tum the tables plot includes an upscale All Ebony Manhattan in which the faces in the boardrooms and the cafes arc All Black White arc relegated to the sort of Corner cameos routinely reserved for Blacks in mainstream Hollywood. Also Halle Derry. Buffy Siw Vampire to layer rated pg-13. There arc vampires on the Loose in Southern California and according to a grizzled stranger Donald Sutherland the Only one who can Slop them is Duffy Kristy Swansonn airhead cd cheerleader who d rather mall Craw than stake out he undead. Rutger Hauer is Leader of the Vampire pack Paul Reubens is Hauers right hand blood sucker Len idol Luke Perry is Duffy Sally. Conant Lulf adult rated r. Two suburban couples looking for a Little excitement in their lives get in deeper than anyone expected when a came of wife swapping ends up in murder. Kevin Kline Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Of astr Lacamas har rated pg-13. A wicked sick joke movie hat blends the Black wit of Billy Wilder with some of the Best special effects that Money can buy. Mery Streep and Goldie hawn play a vain actress and a vengeful author locked in a deadly rivalry. Caught Between them is nerdy plastic surgeon Bruce Willis. On the fridge is a mysterious Beauty Isabella Rossellini who dispenses a certain magic elixir. It Law Nymat Atren Tworea in slum Var land rated g. Based on the turn of the Cen Tury Winsor Mccay comic strip this is the animated tale of a Little boy befriended by the King of Slumberland and made his heir Only to jeopardize everything when he unlocks a room that holds a Demon who kidnaps the King. Featuring the voices of Mickey Rooney Rene Auberjonois and Gabriel Damon. Directed by Masami Hata and William Lurtz. Out it min Lemk rated to. Matthew Broderick play a financial Whiz summoned to a Remote logging town named Buzzsaw by his Little sister. It seems she s overheard an Exchange Between her no Good Stepfather Jeffrey Jones and his even worse evil twin also Jones and one of them s going to end up dead. However in route to Buzzsaw he s waylaid by a screwball redhead Heidi Kling who steals his car his clothes and his Wallet which contains a phone number crucial to closing a $140 million Deal. Prelaw to a klan rated pg-13. A comic romantic fable featuring the soul kiss of the Century. Peter Alec Baldwin and Rita Meg Ryan Are Young Urban and totally smitten. But at their wedding a mysterious old Man Sydney Walker plants a kiss on Rita and somehow their souls switch. What follows is a fractured fairy tale and a tribute to True love. Halal it Cain rated r. A child psychologist decides to Kidnap his own daughter and Frame his sex wife s Lover for the crime. John Lithgow Lolita Davidovitch. A Tran Vav am Ais a rated pg-13. Sidney Lumet s film about an undercover cop in a Lla Sidic Community starring Melanie Griffith. 3 Nln a Kia rated pm. While their father is occupied with Fri business his Young sons Cope with his absence by learning the ways of the ninja from grandpa. Their new skills Are put to the test when an arms dealer tries to Kidnap them to keep dad from shutting him Down. Also feature film pedal to the medal. Stars Victor Wong Michael Treanor. Unwar Vlf rated r. Tommy Lee Jones is a gonzo intelligence officer who hijacks the battleship Missouri and its nuclear Arsenal. Gary Busey is a Seal-1urned Cook who becomes a one Man army determined to regain control of the ship. He must top Jones before he loads the ship s nuclear warheads onto a waiting tub Marine. Ala a Ilia a Evv circuit rat1p of pinocchio. Ratio no the cutting Edge Honey i blew up the kid House Sitter the mighty ducks mom and pad save he world sister act Stop or my mom win shoot straight talk. Ratio 00<t3 Batman returns class act Cool world deceived. Far and away Fried Green tomatoes ladybugs Man trouble stay tuned. Ratio re aces Iron Eagle Iii alien. Boomerang deep cover Frankie a Johnny Gladiator grand Canyon the hand that rocks the Cradle lethal weapon 3, passenger 57, the player sleepwalkers Universal Soldier unlawful entry White men can t jump. V0v Century Fox Robert de Niro decides to take a shot at the big time and involves Jessica Lange in Bis schemes in night and the City. Chuck Vinch stall writer on Mon ii s night and the City rated r a a wow must Seo wow Worth your time we passable entertainment w coming soon to a video outlet near you and you can wait this movie might someday become the answer to the trivia question a what was the biggest failure of Robert de Niro s career Quot its meant to be a Saga of Small time dreamers and schemers in the Underbelly of new York City but despite having a few interesting characters on the roster the film has Little weight and even less purpose. De Niro is Harry Fabian an ambulance chasing new York shyster one of the countless lowbrow hustlers who inhabit every two bit Gin Mill and Juke joint from Coney Island to the Bronx. Harry is always on the move. As he says of himself a a in a like a shark a if i Stop swimming i  one of his cases involves a bogus injury lawsuit that he is pursuing on behalf of a Guy who claims he was assaulted by a Young fighter under contract to boxing promoter Boom Boom Grossman Alan Kinga local Strong Arm Type. After narrowly escaping Boom booms Wrath on that score Harry somehow gets the idea that he can make the big score he has been looking for All his life by becoming a promoter himself and bringing fights Back to the local neighbourhood. He sees it As a Way to gain self respect after a lifetime of Selling out clients for the first offer put on the table. A fall i Ever do is take the Money and run take the Money and run Quot he tells Boom Boom in one of their confrontational scenes. A Why can to i have a piece Why can to i be the Man for once Quot As he begins shaping his dream he enlists the Aid of Boom booms older brother a1 Jack Wardena retired fighter himself. Boom Boom fears Al and Hany figures having the old pug on his Side might be insurance against Boom Boom doing anything rash. Harry s most pressing concern is seed Money. That a where Helen Nas Seros Jessica Lange comes in. She tends bar for her surly restaurateur husband Phil Jack Gorman and is having an affair with Harry while trying to realize her own dream of escaping new York and starting fresh in California. Whether the two will ultimately succeed in Pursuit of their goals or go Down in flames is left very much up in the air until late in the film. De Niro is his usual professional set throwing off a lot of Energy in his role As Fabian. Despite his Best efforts there is no Center to the picture nothing to make you feel like you re sure what its supposed to be about other than a Bunch of Wacky new yorkers running around Yelling at each other. The screenplay written by Richard Price and based on the 19s0 film of the same name starring Richard Widmark and Gene Tierney takes a Long time finding its feet. And director Irwin Winkler going behind the cameras for the second time after a Long and successful career As a producer can to seem to figure out How to push things along. The acting is Fine. Lange once again projects her patented Brand of fragile vulnerability under steel veneer and old pros King and Warden add needed spice. In one Brief but memorable scene Boom Boom grasps Hany by the head and tells him in detail about How he could Squash his Skull de Niro could probably hold Peoples attention Reading a diner menu and he can to help crafting at least a handful of Fine moments Here. But this is easily the least compelling Effort of his career. There were times when i actually Felt bored a something i never thought i would have reason to say about one of his films. In a a dedicated de Niro fan but i can to bring myself to give the disappointing night and the City More than two stars. Page 12 a sunday november 15. 1992