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- FILM REVIEW

Nell wok, (20th Century Fox) :

“Rated. Mature (at
’ Odeon Cinemas)

“WILD THING, I think I love
you.’

A:wild” young woman, Nell
‘(Jodie Foster), is. discovered living
alonein the Carolina: backwoods
after hér mother dies. At first, doc-
‘tor, Jerome ‘Lovell (Liam Neeson)
considers Nell more in‘need of a
padded cell than a social..worker
with her-bizarre babble, ritualistic
behavior and terror of strangers.

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With the aid of psychiatrist Dr,

“Paula Olsen (Natasha Richardson),
they discover Nell can’t be slotted
into'a neat catégory such as autism

T- disassociated personality. She.

has: her’ own language, one learned
if-paralysed mother.

ate simple and open.

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Jodie Foster delivers

familiar ground ending i in a court-
room drama, although they man-
age to sweep ‘most of the
Holly woodisms aside.

Sulll they can’t resist having the
two doctors lock horns over their
discovery, ievitably falling in
love.

Neeson and Richardson (reul-
life husband and wife} are well
cast, giving first-rate performances
as the doctors who are brought
together by this. “Wild Child”.

Most of the movie's success,
however, belongs to two other peo-
ple. Director Michael Apted shows

“the same skill with landscape and

small character details that he
showed in Coal Miner’s Daughter.

But the lion's share of applause
goes to Jodie Foster in’ another
Oscar-calibre performance. Her
daring decision to go purely on gut

instinct pays off. Watch her grace-

ful ballet as she sways like a tree in
the wind or when she mimics 4 lit-
tle child. — just two of the many
open-faced.. moments that ‘cut
through the movie's: conventional

-plot turns. '

“Sentimental and gentle, Nell
carries a message of kindness that

“is positively refreshing in a sleigh-

ful of -truly mediocre Christmas

movies.

: Mixed Nuts * (Tri-Star) © Rated’
“Mature (at Cineplex Odeon

Cinemas) -
Like one of ‘those ‘dubious tins

k\-of mixed nuts on sale, you won't
‘y find any good stuff here.” .

A selection of seasonal greens with toast
ed pine nuts and a raspberry vinaigrette

Baked Camembert”
“Whatiped ti in phylle pastry served with a
passion fruir sauce,

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: Roasted Sweet Pepper Soup
oe With fresh rosemary’ .

choice ‘of entree

M ignonett # of Beef Tenderlain |

purlic, herbs und julienne of
© white wine cream sauce

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‘Grilled or "Poached Salmon Filet
© Served swith a frat salsa and cranberry coulis |
uw “Breast of Chicken | |
- Topped with an urange and cranberry relish

2A Seasonal Dessert Plate
Chocolate paatche terring with sour chersies

‘ Profiteroles uve
“ath: inane brandy creain drizzled with a hazelnut chocolate sauce

2 Colombian Cotfee/Assorted Teas

© $32.95"

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Steve Martin sleepwalks
through - this’ wretched comedy, :
while a bunch of unlikeable cretins
bellow and bark at each other for
90 wasted minutes. The plot is to
try to keep their suicide hotline
afloat, thanks to a grinchy landtord
(Gary Shandling) who hands out
eviction notices on Christmas Eve.
Rita Wilson plays the repressed
spinster, Madeline Kahn is the °
prim widow while Juliette Lewis
and Anthony Lapaglia are two
obnoxious about-to-be parents.

Nora Ephron (Sleepless in
Seattle) co-wrote and directs with
apparent contempt. :

Who else would allow Saturday
Night Live’s Adam Sandler to
“sing” again and again?

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