Amazon.com Essentials:
Francis Ford Coppola's passable 1986 comedy stars Kathleen
Turner as an unhappy, middle-aged woman who goes back in time to her
high school years and meets her future husband (Nicolas Cage) all over
again. A lightweight entry from Coppola (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now),
the film has some clever, backward-looking jokes (Turner's character
laughs incredulously when someone turns up with a brand-new Edsel);
and the lead actress does bring intelligence and searching emotions to
her role. Cage (Coppola's nephew), who specialized in these dumb-guy
roles back then (see Raising Arizona),
is in sharp, raw form. Worth a visit, but don't expect to be bowled
over this time by the legendary director. The DVD release has optional
full-screen and widescreen presentations, theatrical trailer, optional
Spanish soundtrack and optional Spanish and French subtitles. --Tom
Keogh
