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THE HERALD Wednesday March 1989 Page Hoffman shines in his role as Rain Man By NADFAU Herald Special Two Oscar contenders in two weeks the gods of movie tion are finally smiling on Georgetown Rain Man has been out for a while and has received rave reviews and eight Oscar nomina tions Thats an awful lot of hype Can Rain Man live up to our expec Does if Well perhaps not quite Rain Man is a pretty low key film to support the kind of attention it has received It is certainly a good one with superlative per from Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise But just don go in expecting excitement or adven or even much of a plot Cruise plays Charlie Babbitt a Los Angeles auto dealer whose father dies and leaves his million fortune to his other son Raymond Until that week Charlie had no idea he had a brother Ray is much older an autistic who has lived the last 20 yeaFS in a home for the mentally handicap- in Cincinnati Charlie selfish and angry kidnaps his brother in an attempt to gain half of the money The movie centers on the brothers sixday journey from Ohio to California It is an exercise in frustration for Charlie who has no idea what autism is about and who is impatient with people at the best of times Poor Raymond is launched into a world without routine where people serve pan cakes without the syrup being on the table first and K Mart is just always out of reach The heart of the movie is the developing relationship between the two brothers or more precisely the effect Raymond Ram Main has on Charlie The nature of Ray monds condition makes him unable to form any attachments although he clearly comes to like Charlie Charlie has to learn patience because he just cant make Ray do things he doesnt want to such as go out the rain or miss People s Court These peculiarities Raymonds eccen tncities are what make this movie so delightful Raymond is full of whimsical bizarre yet definite re quests and we are gradually drawn in and enchanted Charlie at first so impatient and mean finally recognizes just how special and sweet his brother is In the end it s not the money that matters Hoffman is as good as they say he is His portrait of a high func tioning autistic is a remarkable one He manages to convey the limitations of an autistic person while illustrating that such people fc Entertainmenl are quite special and should be ap preciated for it He makes you forget you are watching Hoffman he is Raymond Babbitt Cruise is equally excellent as Charlie which to my mind was an almost more difficult role Charlie is a real jerk a guy who doesnt care about others who uses people without a qualm He treats his girlfriend Suzanne very shabbily and finally drives her away Yet Cruise manages to convince us that Charlie is changed by Ram Man that his brother does cut through the tough shield and frees Charlie of so much of his bit Hoffman is nominated for Best Actor but Cruise isnt That shouldnt be the case Rain Man is a gentle character study a movie about relationships and growth Everything about it is well done and it deserves all the praise But it is a low key film and as long as you go in with that in mind you should thoroughly enjoy WATCH THIS SPACE FOR ALL KIWANIS EVENTS a THE a I WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS TALENT NIGHT Cross Country Music Singing Contest Phone For Details t 1 SI PRIZE TRIP TO JAMAICA LIVE BANDS ThrsThurs Sat March 9th 10th Sat Matinee 3 6 JOANNE ROSE for some Good Country Fun 8774161 Under New Management HEART RESTAURANT 56 Mill St E ACTON 2 Blocks East 8533561 GEORGETOWN CINEMAS 235 STREET 8731999 111 Hill 111 III H III J Ill III III II III HI III II III III III III I III III IU jHT 79 Main St S Georgetown 8773388 BUFFET EVERY THURSDAY FRIDAY SERVED 1100 AM PM Roast Potatoes Baked Ham Chili Con Came EngllihTtllte SUPER SALADS Salad Rice Bun Muitiroom Chick Pea Assorted Allotted Square Lemon Surprise Ham Cole SI Egg Trays Jellied Pickle Tray SPECIAL Al PRICE ONLY INCLUDING TAX THIS THURSFRISAT 15 CHICKEN WINGS Every Saturday 1200 Noon To 600 pm CINEMA 1 Nick Nolte LAST 2 DAYS Martin Short THREE FUGITIVES Evenings at 7 00 9 CINEMA 2 NOW PLAYING 8 ACADEMY AWARD NOMI BEST PICTURE HOFFMAN CRUISE RAIN MAN I Evenings at a 9 20 sat S Sun Matinee at 00 m NOW PLAYING CINEMA 3 adventure Evenings at 9 15pm Sat Sun Matinee at TUESDAYS S PASSWORD This Weeks Password Is THURSDAYS PIN I