FILM LIST
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:\lxt) know it ax I'lrr’ lh’l‘llxlilrl Ihmre/ ll't'lnrr'r. thrx memorable New l~ngland \erxton ol l-auxt ix told through a lelrettottx hart age ot ernernatre teehntqtrex and lienet'itx lrom a teteh} periormanee trom lltrxton Snr at htx moxt tremendoux axtlre rmpeetrnrotrxagrarian (ilaxgotx: (ll-"l I Badlands l l5) ('I‘L‘l'etlee \lahelx. l .S. Ill—73) .\lartrn Sheen. Stxx} Spaeelx ‘l-l rnrnx .-\ young girl and her garhage eolleetor hot it rertd lea\ e a trail of murder aeroxx the Arnerrean .\ltd\\ ext l iterate. heatrtrttrll} ttrdgedandrmprexxrxeh per tor'nted xttrdx oi xmall town torpor and \otrthltrl rehellron (ilaxgtm. (ill I Barllyt [M l Bat hel Seltt'nedet . l '5. WV) \lteke} Rourke. l-aye Dtrnaxxax .
I This section aims to provide a review at every tilm to be seen in central Scotland over the next iortnight. For programme times see individual cinema listings.
(U)- Universal. suitable lorall ages.
(PG) - Parental Guidance suggested as some scenes may be unsuitable tor younger children.
(15) - No one under the age ol1Sadmitted. (18)- No one underlhe age 01 taadmitted.
<2 — New Release.
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DEADLY PURSUIT
Knox (Tom Berenger) is persuaded to be his trail guide and becomes devoted to the chase when their quarry kidnaps his girltriend Sarah (Kirstie Alley). Panting and wheezing his way behind the younger man. Stantin will not give in without a light. As they climb every mountain. encountera bear. munch on rodents and cuddle in the snow. a mutual respect develops beiore they return to the city streets and a lethal climax on Stantin‘s territory.
At the heart at this lrequently retitled thriller is another buddylilm where the wary urban dweller and the taciturn backwoods loner wind up the best at pals. Unlortunately. neitheriigure is well enough deiined to break out at their conspicuous stereotypes. Whilst Poitier is physically impressive tor a man in his sixties, some oithe subtle authority at his screen presence has been replaced by a tendency to mug and overexploit the humour in their relationship.
Director Roger Spotiswoode. who made the outstanding Under Fire. seems rather wasted on this
Deadly Pursuit (15) (Roger Spotiswoode. US. 1987) Sidney Poitier. Tom Berenger. Kirstie Alley. 110 mins. Apart lrom the top drawer cast and an expressive use at natural locations. Deadly Pursuit could pass as any cut-above-the-average television movie thriller; its plot runs along well-worn rails. the characterisation is cardboard thin and the level oi invention mundane. Nevertheless. there is some entertainment value ham 3 lamiliarlormula in lull ilight including the pleasure at Sidney Poitier’s company alter a lengthy screen absence.
Poitier plays ageing FBI action man Warren Stantin who watches. powerless to intervene. as a hostage is shot dead by a homocidal maniac. Feeling personally responsible lor the death. he determines to bring the dangerous critter to justice. The slenderly established trail leads to the remote mountains on the Canadian border where a city slicker‘s impressive credentials are practically worthless. Grizzled scout Jonathan
bread-and-butter iare but he makes exemplary use at an atmospheric San Francisco and the awesome ruggedness ot the mountain trail. Everyone combines tor a brave attempt to uplift an everyday exercise in thrills and spills but it's a hard struggle.
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particularly against a conventional plot
with some major narrative liabilities.
not the least oi which is explaining why
any sensible homicidal maniac would choose a hazardous mountaineering expedition as a reasonable escape route. (Allan Hunter)
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