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Ali an tha Aall circuit rated food let los the Public Eye wind radio flyer school l ies us the discovery. Rated i aces Iron Eagle 111, consenting i adults crossing the Bridge South Central White men can�?~1 jump. Paramount pictures Steve Martin plays a revivalist minister Jonas Nightengale who promotes fraudulent miracles in leap of Faith. Chuck Vinch o. 2.i stall writer on Movi Sleap of Faith rated pg-13 a a a aaa must see aaa Worth your time a a passable entertainment a coming soon to a video outlet near you and you can wait the title of this movie is appropriate since Steve Martin asks his longtime fans to take a big leap of Faith As he. Turns his considerable talents from comedy to straight drama with this Story billed As a a morality tale for the Martin plays the Rev. Jonas Nightengale a smooth talking pocket picking hallelujah shouting Flim Flam artist who travels the country preaching the gospel to rubes even As he fleeces them by performing a miracles Quot that Are carefully staged through the use of High tech gadgetry. This is no threadbare itinerant preacher Jonas travels with two huge buses two 18-wheel trucks his own gospel choir and orchestra and a Gaggle of roadies whose Job it is to put up and tear Down the huge revival tent in which the preacher does his thing. With the Aid of his business manager and producer Jane Larson the characteristically dour Debra Winger Jonas and his group of High flying con artists Are making a lot of Money in the serv ice of the lord although he s seeing. Precious Little return normally the town of rus water a Dusty tract of Kansas Prairie where farms Are foreclosing and the people arc bereft of Hope would be too Small a Backwater to interest Jonas. But when one of the trucks Breaks Down he figures he might As Well make the time count. He plans a series of revivals in a place whose main claim to Fame is that its the a scorn relish capital of a but what has been a Well oiled act until now becomes something else again when Jonas and Jane become involved with locals Wlk it test their own Faith. In Jane Scase its the local sheriff will Braverman Liam Nelson making a minor role into something far More substantial. Braverman is a gentle Bear of a Man who sees right through the act and pricks Jane s conscience although he can to quite convince the townsfolk that they re being duped in a big Way. For Jonas his test comes in the form of Marva Lolita Davidovitch local waitress and her younger brother Boyd Lukas Haas crippled in a car Accident As a toddler Jonas has always justified what he 1 does by telling himself he s just putting on a show just like a Broadway play and if the audience walks away with a Smidgen More Hope than they had when they walked in Well,.what s the harm but Jonas who has his Eye on Marva begins to squirm when her brother starts putting a Little too much Faith in his abilities to perform miracles. To say More about the Story would ruin the powerfully affecting sequence of scenes that makes up the last is minutes. Martin is taking a calculated risk Here since the foundation of his career is sunk deep in the world of comedy. But he has never made a secret of his wish to be taken seriously As an actor and with each feature film he has shown a Little More versatility than in the one before. This film is just one More step in his Long smooth transformation from a stand up comic strumming a Banjo and wearing balloon animals on his head to a True dramatic actor. By taking the process one Small step at a time the canny Martin has made his maturation far easier for his fans to Swallow this role is almost perfect for him particularly because it Calls for the kind of physical acting that made him a hit in films in the first place. Prancing preening Moon walking across the stage of the revival tent Jonas Nightengale a shtick is almost enough to make movie audiences jump up and shout. The revival scenes Are outrageous theater with enough smoke lights and sound effects to make a heavy Metal concert Pale by comparison. Some viewers will probably find the Story too sugary to digest but Martin makes Jonas Nightengale Shine with an inner glow that overpowers any other deficiencies the film May have and it has its share. Martin has never seemed quite so at ease on screen As he is Here and he flashes a surprisingly sure hand As he makes Jonas dance on the Fine line that separates salvation from Snake Oil. Leap of Faith gets three stars
