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Story works well in ‘Three Kirns’ KINGS from page 12 “Three Kings” deals with the Gulf War, often overlooked, and a little known aspect of the war: a period of time just after the peace accord was signed in 1991 when thousands of rev olutionary Iraqis were tortured and slaughtered after the American govern ment failed to help them fight Saddam Hussein. David O. Russell, who previously wrote and directed two comedies (“Spanking the Monkey” and “Flirting with Disaster”), did the same with this film, spicing it up with the savvy and wit often lacking from most war movies. Russell succeeds visually, too, melding the desert landscape into a stomping ground for the surreal and chaotic. 1 he basic story involves a g$ld heist, which involves Gates, Chief Elgin (Ice Cube), Troy Barlow (Mark Wahlberg) and Conrad Vig (music video director Spike Jonze). Barlow and Vig fall upon a treasure map, which points to a horde of Kuwaiti gold deep within the Iraqi borders. Since all four are simply waiting to go home, as the war is officially over, they see the gold as not only a get-rich quick scam but a chance to see some of the action none of them was in on dur ing the war. Gates has to shake free a hawking television reporter (Nora Dunn), but once he does, the four can get their loot. “Three Kings” introduces its other “Sensation’ a real draw for museum NEW YORK (AP) - The curious' gathered in long lines for a second day to see the art exhibit Mayor Rudolph Giuliani found so offensive he cut die museum’s funding, a decision he defended again on Sunday. The art critics, meanwhile, had mixed reviews about “Sensation.” The New Yorker magazine said the controversial exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art “offers plenty of targets for indignation” - such as a rotting cow’s head covered with flies and man nequins of little girls with genitals on their faces. But the reviewer called the piece at the heart of the firestorm a painting of a black Madonna with a clump of ele phant dung and cutouts from pomo graphic"magazines - “gorgeous, sweet and respectful of its subjecL”r More than 9,200 people viewed “Sensation” on Saturday, its first day. 464-7201^111 ZATL^J f Taes: $2Retilar f Maisarltas I . Wed: $1.50 Mcxieaa Beers | . Then: Bay a Btazadaa I Marfarltaaadeet I a free appetizer! % one per table only 5f70th & 0/P mazatlan@70TH&O.yum! Voted Lincoln's Best by Surf Lincoln - Lincoln's On-Line Community!! i 1996,97,98... theme quietly and seamlessly as the four enter the city that holds the gold. The rebels there are beaten and killed after being told by President Bush to fight Hussein, then are given no sup port to do so. The Republican Guard of the Iraqi and the Americans meet and, through a skillfully directed scene that signals a moral shift in the film, become entangled in conflict. Russell has never done action scenes before, but the limited skirmish es in “Three Kings” create an apocalyp tic and confusing atmosphere, com plete with gas raids, snipers and an Infiniti convertible (not Lexus, which didn’t make a convertible at that time, one character points out) among other luxury cars. The movie also pulls through a sense of sympathy for the defeated Iraqis, coupled with an anti-American message that questions our involve ment in a war that was so easy to win. Unlike the patriotic war movies of 1998, “Three Kings” takes a far less unfiltered view, spreading the blame among the entire sordid mess of lead ers, followers and everyone in between. The performances aren’t brilliant, but none are supposed to truly stand out Clooney is solid, as he was in “Out of Sight” (the best movie of 1998 that nobody saw), and his work is a little reminiscent of William Holden’s in “Stalag 17.” Wahlberg and Ice Cube aren’t wonderfully talented actors, but they fill their roles well. Jonze, whose directing debut comes later this year in “Being John Malkovich,” adds a dose of humor, as does “Saturday Night Live” alum Dunn as the demanding reporter. The portray als of Iraqis are well done and treated with respect throughout. The real star is Russell, whose first two movies were funny but a bit child ish. That tone changes only slightly in “Three Kings,” but it’s an important change, more satirical than plain goofy. It’s “M*A*S*H” for the 1990s, and although Russell has far to go before he’s Robert Altman, “Three Kings” is a stunning addition to his resume. Along with the “South Park” movie, it’s the most pleasant surprise of the year. 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