The Washington Post, February 12th, 1988
WHEN BIG NAMES collide, the Nicholsons, Hoffmans, Beattys, Streeps and DeNiros, you get "Falling in Love," you get "Ishtar," you get "Heartburn." Godzilla (represented by International Creative Management) meets Godzilla (represented by International Creative Management). Together, they Act - crushing the tiny Tokyo-of-a-film below them. In "Ironweed," Hector Babenco's adaptation of the William Kennedy novel, once again big stars (Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep) crowd the place. But they don't make as many potholes in this Tokyo (actually, Albany, circa 1938). Nicholson subdues most of the leeri...
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