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Best movie of this year hands down!

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Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

This is a fast-paced and to-the-point crime comedy starring Whoopi Goldberg as banker Terry Doolittle who communicates with clients electronically on her computer throughout the world. One day, she receives a coded message from an unknown man who is pleading for help, as he is stuck in limbo in an unknown country. The suspense builds as an espionage case is revealed to be involved and culprits are after Terry.Goldberg delivers her unique brand of humor (especially liked the scene where her cocktail dress got caught in the shredder) and her fast-talking and no-nonsense attitude. Stephen Collins plays Terry's newly-hired co-worker Marty Phillips, who seems to be caught in places where Terry is in trouble. Carol Kane plays Terry's sassy and high-pitched voice co-worker Cynthia, and Annie Potts plays the mysterious Liz Carlson, who seems to be the only person Terry can trust in the espionage case.It's a somewhat classic-style spy genre film, which I thought could have used a bit more action and suspense. However, the plot was well-paced and the acting was pretty good, giving us a pretty entertaining feature.Grade B

Well, what do I have to say about this movie? Nothing much really. It was okay, but slow and not really all that original. The original things in this movie were the use of computers, but even then, there have been earlier movies, such as Wargames, where people were talking to each other over the computer.The movie is about a computer operator in New York who one day discovers a spy is trying to contact her. Thus she is sent on an adventure around New York to try and rescue him from behind the Iron Curtain. In the end this movie really turns out to be a spy movie with a few laughs in it which are not really all that funny. Whoopie Goldburg is portrayed as a comedian, but I really never found her all that funny. In fact she seems to do okay in the action-comedies, but even then she doesn't stand out like other actors do.This movie is more of a romantic in the sense that it tries to fuel the imagination of the swab spy (who doesn't turn out all the great in the end) that dates the humble young lady. It is not a true romantic film because that style of literature is actually quite dark and disturbing, especially if you have read any of Jane Austin's books. In fact Clueless, for all its pomp and gaiety, is actually quite a dark movie in places (but then it is based on the Jane Austin book Emma).This movie? Well, I would probably give it a miss as you are really not missing anything much anyway.

The essence of a great film is that it makes us laugh each time we watch it and this film certainly fits this criteria .Whoopie Goldberg's star quality shines through as she carries scenes along mainly by herself as she supposedly communicates with an unseen man-in- trouble .The film has some superbly memorable lines and just fulfils our deepest wishes that one day we will be whisked into a glamorous world of intrigue and espionage.The end scene in the restaurant shows Whoopie's versatility and has us in tears for her.She does not need swearing though to carry her talents . She can act with her face as well as her script . The rest of the cast perform admirably and this is one to watch time and time again .

Here's a movie you'll either like a lot or can't stand, depending upon your feelings primarily about Whoopi Goldberg.If her constant profanity - especially her use of the Lord's name in vain - doesn't phase you, this is a very entertaining flick. The computer stuff was very cool 20 years ago but dated down, as we've come a long way in that technology. A good thriller, though, with interesting twists.If her language, and Goldberg's overall attitude, is not your liking, then pass this film up (and not all, but many others of hers) because this is typical of her humor and her profane mouth. What surprised me was that Penny Marshall is associated or at least had the reputation of a nice, family-oriented type director....yet she's involved with this?