Standing Up, Sitting Down
Standing Up, Falling Down WRITTEN BY Peter Hoare DIRECTED BY Matt Ratner RATING: R RUNTIME: 91 minutes Watching an actor do something unexpected can bring a welcome frisson to almost any project. Consider Daniel Craig’s rollicking turn as a redneck thief in Steven Soderbergh’s Logan Luck y, (my seatmate didn’t even realize she was watching Craig until the closing credits of the film) or Gene Hackman, in Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein as the lonely good Samaritan looking to share cigars and espresso with Peter Boyle’s monster. It’s thrilling to see a performance that makes you realize how versatile some performers are and how their work livens up what could be an ordinary film. To the list of actors looking to broaden their range, we can now add Billy Crystal. Far removed from the days of such of his monster hits as City Slickers , When Harry Met Sally and Analyze This , Crystal has spent much of the aughts as a still-in-demand talk guest and touring with 700 Sundays , the o