Singles
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hello,
      and
      welcome
      to
      this
      week’s
      edition
      of
      Movie
      X-Press
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      movie
      in
      question
      this
      week
      is
      Singles,
      directed
      by
     
     
      Cameron
      Crowe.
      The
      big
      debate
      about
      this
      film
      is
      whether
     
     
      or
      not
      this
      is
      a
      mere
      nineties
      regurgitation
      of
      the
      eighties
     
     
      yuppie
      classic,
      St.
      Elmo’s
      Fire.
      Granted,
      the
      attraction
     
     
      quotient
      of
      both
      movies
      are
      high,
      but
      the
      connection
      defi-
     
     
      nitely
      ends
      at
      outward
      visuals.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Iam
      not
      blasting
      St.
      E/mo.
      I
      thoroughly
      enjoyed
      it,
      but
      I
      do
     
     
      feel
      that
      Singles
      takes
      off
      where
      the
      glossy
      print
      of
      the
     
     
      former
      fizzled
      out.
      Singles
      has
      more
      grit.
      It’s
      real.
      Singles
     
     
      shows
      the
      comic
      side
      of
      reality
      while
      forcing
      the
      viewers
      to
     
     
      laugh
      at
      themselves.
      I
      can
      associate
      with
      Bridgette
      Fonda
     
     
      in
      her
      dire
      dilemma
      with
      the
      telephone.
      Should
      she
      call
     
     
      Matt
      orno?
      Mr.
      Dillon
      (who,
      by
      the
      way,
      looks
      incredible
      --
     
     
      even
      if
      his
      hair
      could
      use
      a
      little
      deep
      conditioning)
      is
      great
     
     
      as
      usual
      and
      Pearl
      Jam
      makes
      a
      special
      appearance
      as
      his
     
     
      band
      --
      a
      bonus
      which
      is
      yet
      another
      incentive
      to
      watch
      this
     
     
      flick.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Campbell
      Scott
      does
      a
      great
      job
      as
      well
      --
      I
      almost
      forgive
     
     
      him
      for
      bugging
      me
      in
      Dying
      Young.
      Scott’s
      only
      problem
      is
     
     
      to
      master
      the
      genius
      of
      his
      opening
      lines,
      and
      he
      almost
     
     
      accomplishes
      this
      when
      he
      makes
      the
      viewer
      ache
      with
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      in
      Seattle,
      which
      is
      THE
      place
      to
      be
      for
      the
      band
      circuit.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1992
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      embarrassment
      as
      he
      decided
      to
      call
      his
      (once)
      significant
     
     
      other
      while
      he
      is
      plastered
      in
      a
      phone
      booth.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      characters
      in
      this
      film
      are
      allowed
      to
      make
      asses
      out
      of
     
     
      themselves.
      Love
      ain’t
      always
      fun,
      and
      this
      baby
      proves
      it.
     
     
      More
      that
      once.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      the
      romantic
      side
      of
      the
      show
      does
      not
      appeal
      to
      you,
      go
     
    

    
     
      for
      the
      comic
      aspect.
      If
      this
      isn’t
      you
      thing
      either,
      you
      can
     
     
      still
      remedy
      your
      boredom
      with
      the
      sound
      track
      of
      this
      film
     
     
      which
      is
      nothing
      short
      of
      fantastic.
      This
      movie
      takes
      place
     
    
   
   
    
     
      All
      in
      all,
      this
      is
      a
      lighthearted
      movie
      which
      will
      not
      chang
     
     
      your
      life
      --
      but
      it
      will
      make
      it
      a
      tad
      less
      monotonous
      fora
     
     
      few
      hours.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      October
      8,1992
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