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KIRK BOXLEITNER
IN THE
DARK REVIEWS
n March 30, Bruce Willis’ fam-
O ily announced his retirement
from acting after he was diag-
nosed with aphasia, which impairs
the ability to comprehend language
and communicate. The Los Angeles
Times reported that speculation about
Willis’ condition circulated through '
the film industry for years prior to his
family’s announcement.
Willis’ receding hairline and
solid jawline lent themselves to the
many crimefighters, criminals and
military men he played over the de-
cades, while his stare could switch
from flinty to playful in a heartbeat,
and his boyish smirk often proved
irrepressible.
. Willis’ lighthearted spirit elevated
farcical comedies like 1987’s ”Blind
Date“ and 1989’s ”Look Who’s Talk-
ing,” while somber meditations on
conflict like 1989’s “In Country” and
1998’s “The Siege” proved his skills
as a serious actor. But Willis’ best
roles reflected a balance between his
considerable acting talents and the .
charisma of his instinctively perfor-
mative personality.
7. Dr. Malcolm Crowe, “The
Sixth Sense” (1999)
Because Malcolm Crowe is such an
effective and empathetic child psy-
chologist, he can’t let go of his great-
est. failure to help a patient, Vincent
Grey (Donnie Wahlberg), which only
makes him more determined not to
fail 9-year-old Cole Sear (Haley Joel
Osment), a'bright but troubled boy
whose symptoms disturbingly resem- ,
ble Vincent’s.
Dr. Crowe refuses to mislead or
talk down to kids, and when Cole re-
fers to himself as “a freak,” Malcolm
so passionately denounces anyone
.Who might label Cole as such that
he lets slip some adult language, in-
advertently impressing Cole with
the authenticity of his raw emotions
(“You said the s-word”). Malcolm
Crowe likewise believes in listening
to young people, so when Cole tells
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him he sees dead people, the initially
incredulous doctor nonetheless hears
him out, without offering criticism
or judgment, then reviews evidence
he’d overlooked in Vincent’s case that
he realizes confirIns Cole’s stunning
claims. g
Willis’ disciplined performance per—
fectly complements M. Night Shyama-
lan’s 'Writing and direction in falsely
implying key details, while misdirect-
ing the audience away from the
story’s eVentUal revelations.
6. Maj. Korben Dallas, “The
Fifth Element” (1997)
Filmmaker Luc Besson bombarded
audiences with such opulent visuals
—- from environments and technol-
ogy imagined by comics artists Jean
“Mwbius” Giraud and Jean—Claude
Mézieres, to decadent costumes de-
signed by fashionista Jean-Paul
Gaultier —- they nearly overshadowed
the traumatized humanity of Korben
Dallas, the retired special forces ma-
jor who’s recalled to service to save
the world.
Korben reflexively shrugs off his
wife leaving him for ‘his lawyer, and
how few points he has left on his cab
driver’s license, but when he jolts
awake from nightmares to see the
sign reading KEEP CLEAR in his
dingy single-room apartment, Kor—
ben’s shoulders slump wearily as he
sighs, “I’m trying.”
Korben proves as much a crack-
erjack combatant as “The Fifth Ele- I
- ment,” or “Leeloo” for short (Milla Jo-
vovich), albeit after Gen. Munro (Briw
on James) casually notes that Dallas,
while arguably mission-overqualified,
is the sole surviving member of his
unit. Both Korben and Leeloo bear
war-wounded souls, and Willis’ voice
quavers with vulnerability, first as he
quippingly promises to take Leeloo on
“a real vacation,” then when he finally
gets over himself enough to confess he
loves her.
5. Butch Coolidge, “Pulp Fic-
tion” (1994) 1
Without words, Willis made clear
why Butch Coolidge couldn’t just walk
away. Butch’s heirloom wristwatch
passed through three wars, and three
generations of his family, to reach
him, so he’s obligated to retrieve it,
even if he runs afoul of crime boss
Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames).
But when Butch and Marsellus both
fall prey to a pair of sexual predators, .
who randomly select Marsellus to
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Friday and Saturday
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The Batman (PG-l3) followed by Fantastic
Beasts: The Secret of Dumbledore (PG-l3)