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Such battles could present fascinating subplots in and of themselves, yet director Brian Hutton frustratingly fails in his attempt to interwine them and make the whole more than simply the sum of its parts...
...film is set in New York--not the panoramic vistas or colorful neighborhood shots we've come to expect of movies set in the Big Apple, but in interior New York, the New York of hospitals, precinct houses, and apartments. Hutton flashes back and forth from one interior to the other, first by Barbara Delaney's (Faye Dunaway) bedside, then to the prowling killer, then to the stalking Delaney. But never does he make clear the connection between his three protagonists, whose movements parallel, counter, and shadow each other through the most critical moments of the film--though...
...soon on the over-the-counter market, and investors are queuing up to buy what some believe will be one of the strongest new issues of the '80s. A few brokers are already touting Genentech as the next Polaroid or Xerox. Says Financial Analyst Peter Smith of E.F. Hutton: "The expectations of the people doing research are mighty exciting. But for now we are selling sizzle-there is no steak around...
Generally, the actors survive their director. Donald Sutherland presents the essence of the WASP lawyer, a martini with legs, without becoming a cartoon; Timothy Hutton is impressive throughout, although distanced somewhat by his technique, and reminiscent in his mannerisms, of James Dean. When the actors do lapse, though, they look like they're auditioning for a Method class in the Village, and this can probably be chalked up to Redford...
Collecting corporate ties has even become a new executive-suite game. "They are like baseball cards for big kids," says William Clayton, a senior vice president of E.F. Hutton. Clayton had the 128 ties he owns hung like a tapestry on a wall in his office. The more subtle the tie and limited its distribution, the more prized it becomes. One of the most highly sought-after ties is the one by Pepsi-Cola with the company logo in Cyrillic script, distributed to a select group of Soviet officials as a memento of the company's trade knot with...