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THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
A film review by Michael John Legeros
Copyright 1997 Michael John Legeros
(Sony)
Directed by Dan Ireland
Written by Michael Scott Myers, from the novel "One Who Walked
Alone" by Novalyne Price Ellis
Cast Vincent D'Onofrio, Renee Zellweger, Ann Wedgeworth,
Harve Presnell, Benjamin Mouton, Michael Corbett, Helen
Cates
MPAA Rating "PG"
Running Time 105 minutes
Reviewed at The Colony Theatre, Raleigh, NC (09MAR97)
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THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD, a love story left over from last year, is another go-around with JERRY MAGUIRE's Renee Zellweger and her funky- looking lips. The Girl That Makes You Wonder About Collagen plays Novalyne Price, the small-town schoolteacher (and aspiring writer) who pursued Conan the Barbarian creator Robert E. Howard (Vincent D'Onofrio, who also co-produced) during the Depression. The story is true, the scenery is nice, and D'Onofrio's rough-and- tumble character is endlessly interesting. The second hour is sluggish, though, and for a variety of reasons. In particular, I was curious about the passage of time. Over how many years does the story take place?
Grade: B
Notes =====
THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD was screened at the Colony Theatre in Raleigh on 3/7. 'Twas the quintessential off night: a late start, a popcorn shortage, *and* a projector shutter that closed before the end titles (with epilogue) finished rolling. Talk about a grumpy audience!
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