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...Graham Yost script, Travolta is a bad guy for the same reason Woo makes films the way he does: it's so darn much fun. Travolta and his rival, Christian Slater, are so steely that when they salute their arms make metallic whooshing sounds. And as Slater's only partner in saving the world, Samantha Mathis is just as tough. In an early face-off, he holds a gun to her head; she holds a knife to his neck. It's Woo's version of meeting cute...
While Auletta's script is somewhat annoying, with a few exceptions the rest of the production is wonderful. Like virtually every ART show, the set and lighting is mesmerizing...
...David Brent, the senior editor at the University of Chicago Press (UCP), said Herzfeld brought attention to Karakasidou's script after CUP turned it down...
...aside, Hutton and Portman are perfectly matched ironists--''Romeo and Juliet, the dyslexic version," as she calls them--dealing with the largest irony of all, the fact that they dare not touch, let alone dream of fulfillment together. Their rue and wryness are characteristic of Scott Rosenberg's writerly script, the playing of their encounters typical of a fine acting ensemble and of Ted Demme's discreet yet forceful direction. Beautiful Girls is always in touch with reality but never drowned...
...entire grain production of Australia to feed the chickens that would have to lay those eggs. That's a big market. We've got to access it." Fair enough--but there's clearly more in his head than eggs, and if he ever permits himself to speak without a script on a steady basis, he might get closer to the job he wants...