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Cats to
victory I 4

“Left wing" of
Center

D.C. intern
survival guide

 

The following is another

 

article I wrote over
the summer for
DailyComix. Sure, I'm
being lazy but when
you consider how
busy I am (at
drinking) and how
little time I have to
spare (besides for
drinking). you'll
understand that I
need to drink.
Spoken like a true
career student if I
don't say so myself.

So you're thinking about

becoming an intern
for one of our United
States' politicians.
Good luck. Sure, it's
one of the best ways
to become known in
the political field and
a good way to meet
people, but is it
worth all the risk?
I've heard the
survival rate is like 17
percent (by "heard,"
I mean I made this
up). If you've made
up your mind and are
willing to risk your
image, then the
following may help.
I've come up with the
"Intern Survival
Guide.”

Lesson l: Choose the

right politician

Your best bet is to
work for someone of
the same sex; this is
not a guarantee. At
least try to find
someone you can
outrun if needed.

Lesson 2: Friendship vs.

special relationship
It's perfectly 0K to
be friendly with your
boss, but do not
come to them with
your personal
problems. Telling a
politician that you've
just broke up with
your boyfriend turns
on the "opportunity"
light in his mind.

Lesson 3: lien In

unmarked black vans
If people use generic
looking vans for
work, they'll probably
have a logo on it
somewhere. Plain
black vans are
suspicious-looking so
avoid them unless
you like the idea of
being rolled up in a
carpet and thrown
into the Potomac
River.

Lesson 4: Privacy

Privacy Is just an
abstract idea in
Washington. Do not
use phones, e-mail
letters or smoke
signals to relay
personal information
to a friend. Consider
yourself warned.

Lesson 5: You against

the system

Do you remember
that saying, “You
can't fight city hall?"
That's the lesson.
Trust me, it's just
something you're
going to want to
remember.

Top two BOT positions retained

Decisions: Six-member committee said
chairman and vice-chairman will stay for Todd

By Curtis Tate
STAFF WRIT—ER

The top two officers on the
UK Board of Trustees will contin-
ue to hold their positions for one
more year if the board accepts the
recommendation of one of its
committees.

JlRlIlNl‘L

The board‘s nominating com.
mittee. which held its annual
meeting Saturday. agreed that
Billy Joe Miles and Steve Reed
should not step down as chair-
man and vice-chairman. respec~
tively. Both had promised to do
so when they assumed their posi—
tions two years ago.

Campus exhibition: Literary artifacts
of a century of Kentucky writers on display

By Tracy Kershaw
MANAGING EDITOR

Here lie the labor pains.

The scratching outs. the
shuffled stacks of typed manu-
scripts and the scribbled notes
of Observances that later spark
scenes in novels.

In the Peal Gallery of UK‘s
M.I. King Library lie the sto-
ries behind the stories.

"Literary Kentucky." an
exhibition of literary artifacts
from a century of Kentucky
writers. opens today. as the
creative writing program be-
gins its "Half-Century of Excel-
lence, 1947-2002" celebration.

"Here in Kentucky and at
the university of Kentucky. we
are surrounded by wonderful
talents." said Gurney Norman.
an author and the director of
the program, "I have long been
aware in my thinking of this
legacy we have in the creative
writing program."

Norman joined other fac-
ulty and Kentucky authors
yesterday for a private open-
ing reception for the exhibit.

Artifacts include a photo
of Norman hunched over his
typewriter when he was a UK
student in 1959, Bobbie Ann
Mason's typed notes from a
trip she took to the Vietnam
Veterans’ Memorial as re-
search for her novel "In Coun-
try." and a small-ruled leaf
from a spiral notebook on
which is written the manu-
script of Wendell Berry’s dust
jacket blurb for Ed McClana-
han’s "The Natural Man."

"We do not want to preach
to the choir." said English pro
fessor and published poet Nik-

ki Finney. whose work is on
display in the Affrilachian Po
ets‘ case. "We want to bring in
other folks to see where many
magical characters were born
in the heads and the hearts of
Kentucky writers."

Affrilachian is a term
coined by UK alumnus and
poet Frank X. Walker to de-
scribe black Appalachians.

Thomas D. Clark. state
historian and a former direc-
tor of UK‘s history depart-
ment, said Kentucky could be
"very bad off" without the con-
tributions of creative writers.

"It’s of tremendous impor-
tance." he said. "The creative
writer many times presents a
better picture of life than
historians."

A.B. Guthrie, a former edi-
tor of the Lexington Leader,
started UK's creative writing
program in 1947. During the
‘605. the department flourished
with talented students, includ-
ing Norman. McClanahan. Ma-
son and Kentucky Poet Laure-
ate James Baker Hall. all of
whom have returned to UK.

"For the new generation.
this is lost information. My
impulse is to bring forth such
stories of UK and Kentucky’s
past," Norman said.

Norman's quest to cele-
brate UK‘s successes is shared
by UK President Lee Todd.
who spoke at the reception.

"One of my missions is to
improve Kentucky's self-es-
teem." Todd said. if faculty
and students will recognize
the literary history of Ken-
tucky. it would make us feel
good about ourselves and this
state."

The six-member committee
cited new UK President Lee Todd
as the main factor in retaining
Miles and Reed for another year.

“I would endorse keeping the
same chair and vice-chair when
you have a new president." said
Marianne Smithlfldge. a commit
tee member.

Another committee member.
Loys Mather, a faculty trustee.
said there would not be enough
time for a new chair and vice-
chair to "get established" and

 

work with Todd on advancing the
agenda during the 2002 session of
the Kentucky (ieneral Assembly.

“We've got the wrong two
years." he said.

Reed said he and Miles re
main committed to the concept of
“shared governance." in which
officers on the board change at
two-year intervals.

“The university is better
served by rotating (the Board‘s)
leadership every two years." he
said. “UK has historically not ro-

tated these positions."

But Reed said he does not
want to risk changing the board
leadership as Todd “gets his new
feet under him."

Reed said the presidential
transition should be considered
as an “extenuating circum-
stance," and said he has not aban-
doned his promise of shared gov-
ernance.

”Greater advantages come
from new leadership and ideas."
he said.

‘Lii; -u‘)]‘ ;.eat -'o

Gurney Norman, pictured with his wife, serves as the
director of the creative writing program. They joined
faculty and fellow Kentucky authors Sunday for a
private opening reception of the exhibit "Literary
Kentucky," an exhibition of literary artifacts from a
century of Kentucky writers. The exhliit is the
beginning of the creative writing prowaln's "Itali-
Century of Excellence, 1947-2002." The exhbit
officially opens today. It's in the Peal Gallery of the
NJ. King Library. Some of Norman's books (above)

are on display at the exhibit.

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Four of the girls featured In the current Playboy
sign autographs for more than so fans on Friday.

By Eric ltau

STAFF WRITER

Four of the 10 UK Playboy
playmates from Playboy‘s
“Girls of the SEC" pictorial
were on hand Friday at the
Richmond Newsstand on Rich-
mond Road to sign autographs.

The college edition consist-
ed of' several nude or partially
nude pictures of women in the
Southeastern Conference. lIK
led the conference. having the
most girls appear in the maga-
zine.

lvey Espy. the regional
salesperson for Playboy. said
the women deserved this type
of positive recognition.

“These girls have been giv-
en a unique opportunity to be
selected out of thousands of oth-
er students who came to try-
outs." Espy said.

The new playmates have
taken on the obstacle of being

noticed and judged in the pub-
lic ey.e following the distribu
tion of the magazine. While not
all of the reactions have been
appreciated. the girls said they
have received plenty of support.

“We have received positive
feedback from friends and
family everyone has been re-
ally great." said Monique
Watkins. a theater sophomore

Like Watkins. Tiffany
Starkey. an undeclared junior.
is happy with the outcome of
the magazine.

"I've gotten a lot of positive
reactions from friends who re-
ally respected my decision." she
said. “Playboy is a classy maga
zinc. and l have absolutely no
regrets."

Stephanie Rausch. a jour-
nalism senior. said she enjoyed
the attention around campus by
students rather than teachers.

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A public memorial service for Caw Led-

ord has been anned f ,
p. m. Sept. 3 at Ru rena.
Ledford's funera was
is Sunday in Harlan. Led-

, ford was known as the
voice of the Kentucky
lildcats for 39 years.

ills first broadcast
was a UK football
in 1953 when
"Inner" on”.
still coached the
team. tits final
broadcast was
March 28. I992,
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The Low-down

Feds paid Kentucky farmers $328 million

FRANIx’HiR'l‘ The federal goyernment
made direct farm payments totaling nearly $338
million. much of ll as income subsidies to pro-
ducers of corn. wheat and soy beans. especially iii
western Kentucky. The money was spread
among 7.3.700 recipients. not all of whom were
farmers The list included payments based on
(Io/ens of tracts of cropland that actually were
owned by cities. counties. school boards. itidus
trial authorities. colleges. churches. cemetery
companies. golf courses. hunting clubs and state
agencies. most receiving modest. even negligible
amounts Hig payments were made to a relative
few Former (lov Wallace Wilkinson. before he
slid into bankruptcy. was paid $82,331. Payments
included subsidies for corn and wheat on his
farms in Mercer County. Hut Wilkinson ranked
only .l‘Jttth among individual recipients.

Study links birth control pills with protein
t‘HIt‘.\(‘.() Dutch research Iiiiks birth
control pills and menopause hormone supple-
ments w itli small amounts of protein in the urine
that may signal an increased risk of kidney and
heart disease Women who used either of the es»
trout-ii based pills faced about double the risk of
ile\eloping the urine protein condition. called
micriialbumiiiuria. compared with nonusers.
The increased risk was found in wotneii who'd
used either product \\ itliin the year prior to hav
ing their urine tested Women who used hor
mone supplements for more than five years faced
the greatest risk. about 3 l ‘3 times that of
nonusi-rs. according to the study of H01 Dutch
women in Monday's Archives of Internal Medi-
cmc While women weren't followed long enough
to see if they developed kidney or heart disease.
the findings support other research suggesting
that long-term use of oral contraceptives or horr
mones at menopause may increase the risk for
cariliovascular disease. Protein in the urine is
thought to be an early sign of kidney disease.

iii the us.
you have
to be a
deviant or
exist in
extreme
boredom.
Make no
mistake;
all
intellectuals
are
deviants in
the US."

- William S.
Burroughs (b.
1914).
American
writer.
naturalist

Universities receiving tax-funded farm aid

l'Hll.>\.'\'.-\. 11]. When it comes to haiyesting
subsidy checks from the federal government. few
farms in this state are doing better than the Uni-
versity of Illinois. Agriculture Department
records show the state's flagship university anti
its foundation got $710,000 last year from a net,
work of federal subsidy programs tneant to pro-
tect the agriculture industry from the perils of
volatile commodity markets. An AP review of 827
billion worth of subsidy checks sent out in fiscal
year 3000 shows the university is not the only
government or educational institution collecting
hefty payments. More than 1.1200 cities. schools.
prisons and universities combined to collect at
least 543:: million in farm aid In some cases. gov
ernment or university farms were among the top
recipients in their states because they did not
iave to abide by the payment caps that apply to
privately owned farms

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RENT MONEY:
Rapper Juvenile
is domq well on
the charts but
not on his mort-
gage payments.
The Bank of New
York foreclosed
on IIS loan on the
rapper's Man-
devrlle home on
Aug. 29 after
Juvenile failed to
make any of the
monthly $2,329
payments due
Since April. court
records show.
The bank auth-
orized the St.
Tammany Parish
Sheriff‘s Office to
seize the
$315,000 prop
erty and sell it at
auction. Juvenile,
whose real name
IS Terius Grey,
apparently
stopped making
his payments
shortly after his
gated comm-
unity's manage-
ment group sued
him for violating
sub-division rules
by parking his
tour bus on the
street and
leaving a fleet of
sports cars and
four-wheel drive
vehicles in his
backyard. The
suit was settled
this summer after
he agreed to
follow the rules.
Juvenile's newest
release. "English
Project." was No.
8 on the pop
charts on Friday.
He's also known
for his hits "Back
that Thing Up"
and "Ha."

Student ID‘s get

Bush asked to create plan for economy

WASHINGTON Democrats are stepping
up efforts to blame President Bush for the falter-
ing economy. even suggesting he resubmit his
budget to reflect the disappearing surplus. Senate
Majority Leader Tom Daschle said Sunday that
administration’s actions are directly responsible
for the current downturn. White House officials
have said the tightening economy just puts more
pressure on (‘ongress to spend prudently. Pri-
vately the administration is considering calling
for across-the-board budget cuts next year if the
economy worsens, Bush advisers said last Week.
Hush aides did not immediately return messages
Sunday. Democrats blame Bush's 10 year. $1.35
trillion tax cut for the nation's economic woes
and suggest Social Security reserves are in jeiilir
ardy. Projections by both the White House Office
of Management and Budget and the nonpartisan
(‘ongressional Budget Office show that the notr
Social Security part of the nation's budget sur-
plus essentially has evaporated, The nation‘s un-
employment rate grew to 4.0 percent in August as
job losses in manufacturing passed 1 million for
the yearlong slowdown. The increase in the
monthly jobless rate was the biggest in six years.

Federal funds working to prevent AIDS
WASHINGTON The advertisements ad
dressed to gay men were provocative: Learn to
write racy stories about your sexual encounters.
choose toys ‘ for solo and partner sex" or share
tales of erotic experiences. All of it was done at
giw'ernment expense. in the name of preventing
AIDS. Theseexpenditures . along with other re
cent allegations of fraud and abuse of federal
money to fight AIDS , have upset some AIDS ac~
tivists and lawmakers. Iowa Sen t‘harles (lrass
ley. the senior Republican on the Senate I’lllllllt'e
(‘oinmittee said. ”We don't have tnoney to burn
when people are suffering and dying,“ After
learning of inismanageinent of AIDS money.
(lrassley won a commitment from the Health and
Human Services inspector general for increased
audits of federal treatment funds. The sexually
provocative prevention programs run by San
Francisco AIDS groups are funded in part from
the $387.7 million the federal government is
spending this year on AIDS prevention.

Afghanistan leader injured in explosion

KAHUD Afghanistan tipposition leader
and former defense chief Ahmed Shah Massood
was injured and his close aide was killed Sunday
in an explosion in northern Afghanistan. an op»
position spokesman said. Two men from Algeria
posing as journalists are suspected of hiding the
explosive device in their camera. llajji Kaliar
told The Associated Press in a satellite telephone
interview from Khodja Bahauddin in northern
Takhar province. where the explosion occurred.
Massood suffered leg injuries. said Mehrab Mas
tan. his ambassador in Paris. ()ne of his spokes-
men. Azim Suhail. was killed. It wasn‘t immedi
ately clear whether the two men with the cam
era. suspected suicide bombers. were killed

-Compiled from wire reports

Hurricane season

Greg and Heather Hughes from Princeton, H.J.. stop off at a view-
point on the South Shore beach in HamiltonJIarwlck Parish, to got a
better look at the surf as Hurricane Erin approaches the Island. Erln
bore down on Bermuda Sunday, whirling directly toward the Island on
a course that prompted the government to issue emergency warn-
ings. Forecasters warned that Erin was strengthening and could
become a Category 3 or major hurricane on Sunday.

Despite criticism from
some campus departments and
student organizations. Megan
Grosser. a sports medicine
f'reslmian. said the girls have
set an example of strong
women.

"It's good that they can be
confident with themselves as
to appear in (Playboy)." (‘iross-
er said

Kevin Mct‘arthy. a busi-
ness and marketing freshman.
said the playmates have given
l'K a positive appearance.

"We had the most girls in
the magazine. That has to say
something good about our uni~
versiiy Mci ‘arthy said.

PLAYBOY

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Big man: Anthony Anderson steals the show
as Morris Chesnutt's dating-wise friend

man Marsh!

SlAl’f CRITIC

Shame is a woman who
thinks she knoWs men. In fact.
her best friends always come to
her for advice when they have
trouble keeping their men in
line. However, what will this
headstrong woman do when
her own man strays? That is
the crucial question in the new
film. Two Can Play T hat (lame.

Writer-director Mark
Brown ventures into familiar
territory once again with this
romantic comedy about the
rules of dating. The script
seems like it could be an early
draft from Brown's previous ef-
fort. How to be (1 Player. With
no new ground really broken.
the film is stuck at the starting
line from the beginning.

Shante (Vivica A. Fox) nar~
rates the film for an exhausting
two-thirds of the 9(l-iiiiiiute
movie. This narrative tech-
nique gets tiresome and annoy-
ing fairly quick and unfortu-
nately does not allow the story
to ever achieve a smooth flow.

The plot follows Shante's

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10-day plan for getting even and
then eventually getting back to-
gether with her boyfriend Keith
(Morris Chestnut) after she dis
covers him at a club with an-
other woman. ’I‘he story is sim—
ple enough. but it all seems un»
necessary. It does not make
sense that a woman who plans
on reuniting with her boyfriend
would bring so much pain and
stress to her relationship. Even
with the added humor. the

 

 

movie feels meanspirited as it
plays with people's hearts and
minds.

Vivica A. Fox is charming
throughout and her chemistry
with Morris (‘hestnut is believ-
able. but the film ultimately
fails to impress. Fox‘s mere
presence adds to what little star
credibility ’I'u'o Can Play has.

(Thestnut seems to be mov~
ing into leading man status but
hopefully will use better judg-
ment in film choices in the fu-
ture. His popularity with fe-
males anrl the acting prowess
he has showed in films like
Boyz N the Hood make his star-
dom inevitable.

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Heart-breaking story based on life

   

 

WNW

Scarlett Johansson stars In An American Rhapsody as a girl who
returns to Hungary to learn more about the place where shi.I orevr up.

Effective acting: Scarlett Johansson,
Nastassja Kinski deliver great performances

By Bryan Marshall

STAFF CRITIC

Eva Gardos brings a per-
sonal story to the screen with
her debut film An American
Rhapsody. The film chronicles
Gardos‘ reallife family strug-
gle of living in Hungary in the
505 at the height of Stalin's
reign.

The people of Hungary
were repressed and controlled
so much that it became many
citizens‘ missions to escape to
America and realize the dream

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of freedom. In Rhapsody, Mar-
git (Nastassja Kinski) and Fe
ter (Tony Goldwyn) make
their daring retreat with one
of their daughters. but because
of the high risk, 3-year-old
Suzanne must be left behind
for the time being.

The story becomes heart-
breaking when Suzanne’s
grandmother is arrested by po
lice for helping the family
leave Hungary. The little girl
must then stay with a foster
family instead of her parents
and sister in the United States.

 

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Vivica A. Fox stars as Shante, the narrator of the 90-minute film Two Can
Play That Game. Also starring Morris Chesnutt and Anthony Anderson.

(‘hestnut who bring about the

most smiles in this disappoint
ing comedy.

llIlSCI‘t‘t‘Il.

lively personality.

The loss of their child is crush-
ing for Margit and Peter who
know that they may never see
her again.

As a few years pass and
Stalin's death brings changes
in Hungary, Suzanne, now 6
years old. can finally be taken
to her birth parents. However.
the child has grown to love her
foster parents without any real
knowledge of her biological
mother and father. This sets
up for a long and tragic jour»
ney for Suzanne to adjust to
her new life with people she
has never really known.

The story is no doubt
amazingly effective and wilrlly
interesting, but without care-
ful care the film could have
been a contrived tearjerker
that is only interested in tug-
ging at your heart. With-Gar.
dos’ wonderful script and mes-
merizing direction coupled
with all-around brilliant act-
ing. the film never feels forced.

Kinski is astonishing as a
mother who has been so
crushed by the loss of her
daughter that she has trouble
controlling her when they fi-
nally reunite. Margit needs to
blend so many emotions to
convey the absolute horror of
the situation, and Kinski suc»
ceeds without hesitation. With
each passing moment. Kinski
makes it evident that Margit‘s
relationship with her daughter
has been fractured, but uncon-
ditional love. still survives.

Musketeer French tale brought back to life

Eyflnily Rosendall

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

“All for one and one for all?"

Most of us are familiar with the battle cry ofthe Three Muske-
teers. This cry is also heard throughout the movie. The illusketeer
Although the movie. which was directed by Peter Hyams. is loose
Iy based on Alexandre I)umas's novel The Three .‘lluskeieers. the
story's similarities end with that battle cry.

The story takes place in 17th century France. .Iustin (‘hambers
stars as D'Artagnan. an aspiring Royal Musketeer who travels to
Paris to avenge the death of his parents. lipon his arrival in Paris.
he finds that the king’s Musketeers are no longer the legend they

Ol’lCCl WOTO.

In the course of his stay at a local inn. D'Artagnan meets the
lovely Francesca (Mena Suvari). a maid whose uncle owns the inn.
Francesca's mother was a seamstress to the Queen of France. and
Francesca still remains close to the queen. D‘Artagnan‘s loyalty to
the Musketeers is questioned when he must secretly help
Francesca and the queen travel to England in hopes of averting

war with that country.

Cardinal Richelieu. played by Stephen Rea. is the main deter-
rent to D'Artagnan and the Musketeers. The (‘ardinal intends to
shift the power of France from the king to himself, However. his
plans go sadly awry after his enforcer. Febre. discovers the
queens secret mission and takes the queen and Francesca
hostage. It is then up to I)‘;\rtagnan and the Musketeers to save

France from Febre‘s tyranny.

This is one action movie with a viable plot. l'nfortunately. the
actors do not always carry the story. and. coupled With some un-
convincing lines. the dramatic attempt falls flat. Although a ro-

mantic connection takes

place

between D'Artagnan and

Francesca. the connection is not consistent throughout the movie
(‘atherine Deneuve plays a witty and calculating queen While

Tim Roth convincingly carries out his role as i-‘ebre. his motiva

tion for turning against the iiirrlnial

never becomes apparent

David Arnold‘s musical
score was just right for The .li'iis-
heteer. It varied in pace and un»
derscored the fight scenes
without overshadowing
them

The fight scenes car
ried this movie. (‘horeog
rapher Xin Xin Xiong
creatively used
props such as
barrels and lad-
ders to produce
the best fight
scenes ever viewed. The
use of swords. muskets and
dynamite further heightened
Xiong‘s exhilarating fight
scenes. The fighting was fun to
watch. although in some places
the scenes seemed rehearsed
and therefore lacked suspense

Those who enioy fight
scenes should see this movie
The combination of Eastern
fighting style in a Western
historical setting is a win
her. I recommend that
those who enjoy drama.
suspense or a good his
torical movie wait for
the video

Anthony Ander-
son (Me. Muse/fill Irene) steals
the show as Keith's dating-wise
friend Tony. .»\ndersoii‘s snap
py delivery and hilarious antics
are the only funny things seen
Mo'Nique. as Fox‘s
friend Diedre. causes an uproar
with her vulgar humor and
It would

lll set-
these

have been nice
screen time for
comedic actors.
There have been successful
films made about the dating
game. but 'I‘ii'o (‘rin Play That
Home is not one by a long shot
l'iilike films such as Booty (‘i'i/I.
there is simply not enough hu
mor to make up for the many
faults the movie contains.

Grade: C

Illiil‘l‘
{WU

of Hungarian-born Eva Gardos

Scarlett .loliansson plays a
teenage Suzanne. who tells the
story through flashbacks. as
she is trying to discover who
she is anrl where she belongs
in the world. .loliansson
shows that her recent stun-
ning performance in (,‘host
li’orld was no fluke as she
shines again.

The most effective perfor»
mance may come from little
Kelly Endreszllanlaki as the 6
year-old Suzanne. The little
girl not only bursts with over
whelming chaiTn but her abili-
ty to express the confusion and
bewilderment at her new sur»
roundings in America make
you realize the amount of pain
and suffering the. entire family
went through.

An American Rhapsody is
undoubtedly an unbelievable
narrative that can teach peo-
ple about a tragedy of the past.
Gardos treats her story with
such care that as you watch
the screen. you find yourself
feeling for the characters as if
you knew them personally
The only downside is an unfor-
tunate Weak third act that has
Suzanne at age is revisiting
her foster family overseas to
realize the hard life her moth-
er has had.

The ending seemed some-
what too tidy and quick but af-
ter a summer of uneventful
blockbusters. An American
Rhapsody deserves to be seen.

Grade: A-

    

  
 
  
 
   
 

 
 
  
  
   
   
 
 

 
 

 
  

   

 

 

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