Unlikely ending harms visually pleasing movie
“Shattered"
By Mark Nemeth
Staff Reporter
A closc-up of shattering glass is
a beautiful, consuming sight.
Though “Shattered”, directed and
written by Wolfgang Petersen, isn’t
quite as pleasing of a sight, it very
often manages to captivate view
ers. Through its dark,
scenic cinematography and suc
cinct editing, “Shattered” makes a
mostly lame plot play out naturally
and with a good respect for mys
tery and suspense.
Tom Bcrenger plays a Northern
California architect who survives a
serious car accident only to awake
with amnesia. Though he remem
bers nothing, he is haunted by vi
sions of his life before the crash
and the crash itself — shattering
glass and vertigo.
His wife, played by Greta Scac
chi (“Presumed Innocent”), nurses
him through recovery.
“After seven years of marriage,”
he tells her, l can tall in love with
you all over again.”
Though she was in the accident
with him, her injuries are mysteri
ously minor compared to his.
As Bcrenger tries to rediscover
his previous life, he runs across a
private investigator played outstand
ingly by Bob Hoskins (“Who
Framed Roger Rabbit?”). Bercnger
previously had hired Hoskins to
follow his wife. Though he seems
happily married, the audience is
given clues that things weren’t
always as smooth.
The mystery unfolds slowly and
yet is consuming, simple and re
petitive for the beginning mystery
viewer, entertaining for those more
advanced.
“Shattered” is based on a novel
by Richard Neely. Though neither
the novel’s plot nor dialogue are
worthy of high praise, the film it
self is not a failure. A combination
of mystery, suspense, nicely ar
ranged editing, fine acting from
Bcrenger and Hoskins and excel
lent cinematography make “Shat
tered” often captivating.
Aside from Bercnger and
Hoskins, though, the cast is rather
mediocre. At times the drama seems
a little forced, which keeps “Shat
tered” from being a better movie.
This movie would have received
an extra half reel had it not ended
in such an unbelievable fashion.
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story depends heavily on cliches and
the pulling of heartstrings. There is
substance, but often it is overshad
owed by the hanky scenes. Donoghuc
moves things along at a nice pace, but
the acting is really what pulls it all
together.
Johnson is first-class as Ben Reed.
There is no one-dimensional acting
here. Ben has many layers to his
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character and Johnson reveals them
one at a time. There are scenes for
which Ben’s pain is visible, but he
hides it under a gruff, grouchy exte
rior.
Griffith’s performance is similar.
Her Lily is multifaceted, warm but
careful not to grow too close to cither
her husband or Willard. One of the
film’s most heartbreaking scenes
involves Griffith alone on screen,
lamenting the loss of her son.
Together, Johnson and Griffith arc
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equally wonderful. They demonstrate
how Ben and Lily have forgotten how
to love each other and arc afraid of
trying again.
Wood and Thora Birch arc lovable
as Willard and Billie. Their scenes
inject much humor into the film, but
also provide some sweet, tender
moments.
“Paradise” isn’t a masterpiece. It
relics on some standard tear-jerking,
but there arc enough good moments
to make up for it.
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