Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Stanley Kauffmann

“…. Keaton has her best comic role since Annie Hall and rings all the bells. It's less a performance than a polished merchandising job, D. Keaton Inc. Very Mod Mirthmaker; but she delivers--the quick starts, the self-interruptions, the bursts of amusement and perception as if her speech and features were trying to keep us with her racing mind. She decorates even slight scenes with a filigree of shtick. For instance, near the end, her old firm gives her a tremendous offer to return. She asks for a minute to think it over, steps into the ladies'room, and goes through a brief routine in front of the mirror, ending with a snap of the fingers, that makes the scene--in itself nothing--a bright bit….

Stanley Kauffmann
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