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Klawans, Stuart | September 5, 1994 issue

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The film "Forrest Gump," by Robert Zemeckis's wonderfully lucrative excursion through recent U.S. history, as it might be understood by a sweet-natured simpleton-offers any number of pleasures to viewers, both domestic and foreign. Among them are actor Tom Hanks's restrained and moving performance in the title role, a handful of gee-whiz special effects and a mini-gallery of landscape and genre pictures. Another film "True Lies," functions as a first-rate tool of empire, winning over the audience by being funny, clever, exciting and audacious. It's also self-mocking enough to comment on the way clunky actor Arnold Schwarzenegger has now taken the place once occupied by smooth actor Sean Connery.

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MOTION pictures; FORREST Gump (Film); TRUE Lies (Film); ACTORS; HANKS, Tom; SCHWARZENEGGER, Arnold
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