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I'All of Me' display despite Comedy di I By Patrick Jean Imagine a rich, eccentric invalid nearing death who plans to transfer her soul into the body of a beautiful, healthy young woman. Instead, she ends up in the body of the attorney she hates. That's the humorous premise of "All of Mn ' * /"ItrnntoH K\/ or! Doinor 'i n/^ ctorrinn np UII v,vivu uy v-ai i iwiiivi unu ^uu i 1115 [ Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, and Victoria I Ten nan t. The basic plot of "All of Me" is a cute one-joke idea, but it becomes tedious and i boring during the film's 90-minute length. MARTIN PORTRAYS portrays Roger Cobb, a lowly attorney with an important law firm. On his 38th birthday, he makes a vow ? to quit moonlighting with a local jazz band, marry his wealthy fiancee, stop goofing off and straighten out his life. Tomlin portrays Edwina Cutwater, an unhappy invalid who wastes her wealth. At each sneeze, she uses and discards embroidered lace handkerchiefs as thoueh thev Iwcre Kleenex. She plans to leave her money and her soul with her stablehand's beautiful daughter Terry, played by Tennant. Cobb is assigned by his womanizing boss, poorly played by Dana Elcar, to revise Edwina's will. His first two meetings with Edwina lead to hilarious arguments over money and lifestyles. Edwina suffers a fatal attack after an argument with Cobb. Her far Eastern mystic. J played by Richard Libertini, conjures her soul to enter Terry's body using a brass bowl. KDWINA'S SOUL enters the bowl, but a clumsy accident knocks it out a window ? ^ and onto Cobb's head below. He comes around but is only able to conjra trol the left side of his body. Edwina controls the right side. "She" walks femininely and ggj ucucaiciy, wmif nc wuiks masiuimi'iy anu V boldly. This leads to an early, hilarious confrontaJ Be a wini | Bo< j " Ugl I Black Classic Shi Men's 27.95 Ladies 23.95 Black Satin Jacke 39.95 SP8^? t. ^ ^ I if /jjfo Black Sweat Shi ! ?T ^Jgl 1295 s mediocre story io's attempt tion. "He" wants to go one way while "she" wants to go in another direction. He argues \l/lt It Unr ? * % UIo ? mi ii\.I ill uunnia :? vuicc CIIIVJ lll> UW I1 by himself. This battle, the funniest scene in the movie, draws guffaws from the audience. One passer-by stares intently at Cobb as he seems to fight with himself on the street. "THIS IS a private conversation," he screams. Cobb then needs to go to the bathroom. "1 can't go in there. That's the men's room," pleads Edwina. "Shut up and do as I say," orders Cobb. Cobb has to defend his employer in a messy divorce trial. "He" falls asleep in court and Edwina has to take over, mimicking his deep voice and tough courtroom manner. MARTIN IS at his best here, as a man pretending to be a woman, who's pretending to be a man. Cobb's life begins to fall apart because of Edwina. His fiancee overhears an argument between "him" and "her" and breaks the engagement, beleiving there is another woman. He loses his job and is unable to find the mystic who can re-locate Edwina's soul. Meanwhile, Terry inherits Edwina estate and wealth. She doesn't want Edwina's soul and tries to send the mystic away. She shows her true colors and becomes a rich tramp. SHE DECEITFULLY seduces Cobb, tell ing him that through sex, Edwina's soul might enter her body. Cobb wants to make love to her. Edwina, obviously, does not. Cobb asks "her" to help him out by "fantasizing about a few men and then tossing in a few women on top of that for me." He returns to the bed thinking all is well. Cobb later sees Terry for what she is. He finds the mystic, and along with Cobb's best See 'All Of Me,' page 22. ner ? Score with Game< Dkstore and the Booksto Join the St a Welcome B; ..unit jj Black Baseball Cap 5.95 m t i ?I=M wmm unHMRHMm rt Black Game Jersey 15.95 your partne Hours - M S - ! 1 III . j|k - KjBttHppaq regjiafcM \ J mmm A Heavenly Duo Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin star as Roger Cobb and Ed entangled when Edwina accidently ends up sharing half :ock Clothing from the Unit A r< Amam a ic s^iauiuui ^luiuiiiK nicad. rtins Uneup ack Alumni! j Cardinal Satin Jacket | Asst. Colors .m 34.95 TW A Cardinal H Cardinal Cardinal Rain Jacket Slef 14.95 :r in education (JSC F - 8:30-5:00 UNI\ 9:00-1:00 BOO! Era* L ^ \'<W> ' 1V . \ i I } Iwina Cutwater, whose lives become hilariously of Roger's body. versify IS mm Sleeve Hooded Tee 15,95 vi& ?%~SRraEm K JBB F^BH m.i-iiy 1 otmI ^gggp^ lood Sweat Shirt 16.95 ERSITY ^ KSTORF.I