'Sabrina' is a delightful classic

RACHEL BREWER, FOR THE OLYMPIAN

Originally published Friday, February 1, 2002

Vintage videos

- "Sabrina" (1954, not rated): Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn) is the beautiful but overlooked daughter of the chauffeur (John Williams) to the wealthy Larrabee family. Sabrina is helplessly in love with David, (William Holden) the younger Larrabee son. But to David, Sabrina is only a child; he thinks of her as a kid sister. In an effort to cure her love for David, Sabrina's father ships her off to a cooking school in Paris. There she meets a baron (Marcel Dalio) who transforms her into a sophisticated woman.

Once Sabrina returns home, David instantly falls in love with her, but he is engaged to another woman. In order to steer David away from Sabrina, Linus (Humphrey Bogart), David's older brother, begins seeing her. Pretty soon, Linus finds himself falling for the elegant Sabrina as well. Soon Sabrina becomes confused about which man she really loves and has to decide what to do.

"Sabrina" is a wonderful movie; Audrey Hepburn gives a great performance. It has charm and grace, two qualities that most modern movies lack. It's a romantic story, with a little humor thrown in at unexpected places. Some parts of the movie drag on a little too long and get annoying, but it really is a great movie, regardless. A timeless classic, "Sabrina" is a movie everyone should watch at least once.

This movie can be rented at Tumwater Video and Blockbuster Video in Tumwater.

Recently released rentals

- "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" (2001, PG-13): Martin Lawrence plays Kevin Caffery, a thief whose girlfriend gave him a ring that brings good luck. When Kevin tries to rob corrupt billionaire Max Fairbanks (Danny DeVito), he loses the ring to the rich man. Soon, Kevin's desire for the ring becomes a matter of honor and obsession. He will stop at nothing to get it back, but no matter how carefully he plans his attack something always goes wrong. Max and Kevin both become very sensitive about the ring, and it becomes an object of competition between them. Unfortunately, Max has other problems besides the ring. He is facing bankruptcy, he can't hide the fact that he is cheating on his wife, and detective Alex Tardio (William Fichtner) won't leave him alone. Max and Kevin continue their battle over the ring but in the end make a deal of sorts.

This movie was confusing, and the plot wandered all over. There were too many supporting characters to keep track of. The ending didn't make sense, and it came out of nowhere. I was disappointed with this movie because I didn't laugh once. The "humor" was dry and forced. "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" never grabs your attention. By the end of the movie, you don't even care about the characters or the ending.

"What's the Worst That Could Happen?" can be rented at Blockbuster Video in Tumwater, both Blockbusters in Lacey and Tumwater Video.

Rachel Brewer is a junior at Black Hills High School.

The Olympian Copyright 2002

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