Bodies, Rest & Motion

Bodies, Rest amp Motion is a 1993 American drama film written by Roger Hedden based on his play, and directed by Michael Steinberg. The film stars Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda, Tim Roth, and Eric Stoltz they play four friends who are interested in the relationships they have and changing their own lives, but along the way their interests in life and each other start to change. The film also stars Bridget Fondas real life father, Peter Fonda, as a motorcyclist.

Janet Maslin called the characters played by the four central actors quirky, magnetic, saying they are set against the backdrop of a bland, artificial culture winning its war with nature the film is much too studiedly hip to indulge in a happy ending, but in its wry, offbeat way it does inch forward. In this jaded context, a small step in the right direction is indeed a large step for mankind. According to People, the film wants desperately to say something profound about the condition of twentysomethings. But it succeeds only in sounding like outtakes from an undergrad bull session. While Fonda and Cates manage to keep their footing, Roth elicits no emotion beyond irritation, and Stoltz acts as if hes had his nose in the latex too long. Roger Ebert gave the film two stars out of four, saying it is one of those movies that not only comes accompanied by supporting materials, but seems fairly pointless unless you brief yourself according to Ebert, if the viewer knows Newtons first law of motion and keeps in mind that Generation X is a media buzzword for the latetwentysomethings who have been so named, apparently, for their lack of an identity, it is possible to watch Bodies, Rest and Motion, and find that it makes a statement about its generation. Without the cheat sheet, youd more likely say the movie is about a bunch of aimless, boring, hopeless drips, who inspire neither sympathy nor interest. If I were a doctor, Id suspect Lyme disease. Rita Kempley of the Los Angeles TimesHedden wrote the script based on his own play, which premiered offBroadway on December 21, 1986, at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, with William H. Macy as Nick, Christina Moore as Carol, Laurie Metcalf as Beth, and Andrew McCarthy as Sid. According to Frank Rich, the plays meager plotan arbitrary coupling or two, followed by equally whimsical leavetakings and reunionsleads to nothing more than a sentimental finalcurtain reaffirmation of the transforming powers of true love. The o

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