ithout a trace

Beiushi subtlest thing in dismal Traces of Red

Traces of Red & (Alliances
Rated 14 years (at the Park &
Tilford, Granville, Coquitiam,
Clearbrook and Station Square
‘inemas)

Tim Bell

FILM REVIEW
HE MOVIE opens with
Jack Dobson (James

B Belushi) dead,
sprawled face up, eyes
Gpen.

In his hard-boiled manner, he’s
going to tell us what happened --
the truth — before the media get
hold of it. Yes, that’s right. He’s
dead and he narrates the movie.
Not a bad career move. (There
must have been a lite-atter-death
clause in his contract.)

The similarity between Traces of
Red and the classic Sunset Boule-
vard is over before it begins.

Jack as the not-too-nimble

- detective invesiigating a string of
murders finds the victims have
’. something in common — him.
They are ali young women (ooh,
women as victims. how novel)
who know him in the biblica!

sense. Plus the Corpses sport a
sinear of bright red bpsteck cathe
mg Theat lps,

Soon. Jack starts recen fag letters
trom the Killer, warnings in bad
sere that have conspicuous type
detects, And the envelopes are
SWAK -- -ealed with a kiss, a ruby
red hiss 10 fess,

So armed with clues like a bring
name lipstick and o teacedble tual
ty daisywheel, he figures it has to
be comeone close to bin,

Se who does our hero suspect?
lust ahout everyone,

What about his partner, Steve
Tony Goldwyn), desperately try:
ing not to scratch in his seventh
itchy year of marriage?

Or how about Steve's wite. who
flirts with Jack and vice versa, and
perhaps is insanely jealous?

Or what about lack’s sometimes
lover, Efen Schoticld (orniune
Bracco)? Is shee black widow
wearing a merrywidow disguised
as arich widow?

Perhaps Jack's politically am-
bitious Brother, Michael. is bury:
ing a tew skeletons prior to elec:
tion time?

And what about himself? Like |
sad, he suspects everyone,

The vindictive mobsters, a com:
atuse mother, and the abusive
schoolteacher from his childhood
aren't above suspicion.

There are lots of red-lipsticked
herrings in this movie. And the
convoluted plot does not pay otf
in the end.

You know you're in trouble
when James Belushi (who starred

Isa many mstanthy toner &*

Th gives the best perarmance
OW Se reer.

To xpress anger. he tucrows his
brow, bediaws fis dines and
pounds walis.

Compared with the others
though. as a subie display.

When Braco dedior ber line,
“Vin not stupid. you know. with
such vacanteyed slowness, you
have to roll your eyes and sav,
“Prowe

Lven the corpses showed more
animation,

Read my ruby red fips, this
masie 6 going to disappear
without a trace

The Blues Brothers # # @ (MCA
Home Video) Rated R

Praces at Red? Red Heat? jim,
Mein finbo -- try a color that
suited your Lite, great brother,

fake and Ehvagod doho Belushi,
Dan Ackroyd) are out to save a
Chicago orphanage run by strict,
pemter-wielding nuns, tn order to
do so, they have to resurrect their
band and, in the process, destroy
more than a few cap cars (and
truit carts, plate glass windows,
you name it).

Fabulous nunibers by Aretha
Franklin, lames Brown and the
Blues Brothers themselves add
considerably to the long running
time (132 minutes) but add variety
to the mayhem.

SHOWTIME HOTLINES:
Famous Players ... 681-4255
Cineplex Odeon .. 687-1515

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