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THE BIG KAHUNA is a big bore. This stage play-based, three char- acter drama stars Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Peter Facinelli (SUPERNOVA) as industrial lubricant salesmen stuck in a hospital- ity suite in Wichita, Kansas. DeVito is the old, sad pro, Facin- elli is the naive newbie, and Spacey is their antagonistic, fast- talking foil. He's also the film's centerpiece, given the lion's share of the meaty and often expletive-laced dialogue. (Butt-wip- ing as humility-bringing, that women were created to show when men are acting like a-holes, etc.) And, yet it's *DeVito* who comes off as the MVP. The kid's nearly a non-presence and Spacey sounds like a stage actor delivering a string of monologues. Halfway through and tired of trying to tune into the Kevmeister's blah blah blah, I left and didn't look back. Watch AMERICAN BEAUTY a- gain if you need your fix... John Swanbeck directed, reportedly in a mere sixteen days of filming. Roger Rueff wrote the script, from his play "The Hospitality Suite." (Rated "R"/90 min.) Grade: W/O Copyright 2000 Michael J. Legeros Movie Hell is a trademark of Michael J. Legeros
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HELL: May 21, 2000