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'4 Chapman Continued from Page 9 As popular as Chapman is, many members of the crowd came not to see him but his opening act, the Aus tralian alternative band Newsboys. The Newsboys put on a great eight-song set. The stage was plas tered with the title of their newest album, “Going Public.” But they played only two songs from that al bum. The other six came from their second album, “Not Ashamed.” The Newsboys got the younger crowd to the concert, but it might have been the heartfelt lyrics of a 31 ycar-old man that changed their lives. There are no smai victories in the fight against heart disease. American Heart Association £ 1992. American Heart Association ‘Silent Fall’ starts OK but crashes down _ mi ii ————Nil 1111ITI By Chad Johnson Staff Reporter An autistic child is the only wit ness to his parents’ grisly murder, and it is up to retired child psy chiatrist Jake Rainer to get the kid to identify the killer. Rainer (Richard Dreyfuss) is pulled out of retirement as a favor to the local sheriff, Mitch Rivers (J.T. Walsh), who may or may not have some secrets of his own. At the murder scene, Tim Warden, the autistic child, has to be coaxed out of the idea of turning the authori ties to shreds with a 12-inch kitchen knife. Rainer comes through with his knowledge of the child’s condition and the special techniques it takes to get in touch with him. Also at the scene is Sylvie Warden (Liv Tyler), who claims to have fought off the assailant but did not get a look at his face. Dreyfuss’ character is commis sioned to discover the killer’s iden tify using his techniques. Other wise Tim will be given to the ten der mercies of Dr. Harlinger (John Lithgow), who likes to use drugs and potions to treat autistic people. As the case develops, Sylvie starts getting “closer” to Jake, and a certain tension ensues as Jake gets closer to discovering the truth. Performances are good across the board, and Dreyfuss elevates the movie in spite of the script. Movie: “Silent Fall” Rating: R Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Linda Hamilton, John Lithgow, J.T. Walsh, Liv Tyler Director: Bruce Beresford Grade: C+ Five Words: Autistic child only murder witness Linda Hamilton is positively do mesticated in a role that is far re moved from her gun-toting, termi nator-trashing days. Ben Faulkner plays Tim War den, the silent witness. He does a remarkable job, and don’t be sur prised if last year’s trend of kids for Oscars continues, with at least a nomination for him. Liv Tyler (daughter of Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler) is decent as ingcnuc turned-nymphet, and John Lithgow continues his run of char acters you’d rather not have your daughter bring home, portraying rival psychiatrist Rene Harlinger. The direction is capable, as Bruce Beresford (“Driving Miss Daisy”) handles the cast and the scenes reasonably well. However, the director fails to challenge the viewer with any un CourtMy of Morgan Cr*«fc Production* Richard Droyfuss, right, stars as a psychiatrist, and Ban Faulkner stars as an autistic murder witness In “Silent Fall." usual angles or lighting. Both are cut and dried, because for some reason Berclson felt the need to telegraph everything to the audi ence well in advance. The film docs well as a mystery until the final reel, when it takes a sharp left and becomes a poor ver sion of “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,” when Sylvie becomes Little Miss Psycho. The abandonment of the rapport that develops between Jake and Tim is the biggest failing of the film. Along the same line, Dreyfuss and Faulkner save the film from being a waste of celluloid. Their acting lends weight to an otherwise light and airy film. The writing starts off well, but it appears as if the producers held the original script hostage for an arms deal as the rewrite was com pleted. 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