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| Universal Pictures | Release Date: March 18, 1994 |
Starring:
Catherine O'Hara, Glenn Close, Jason Alexander, Jason Robards, Lynne Thigpen, Marisa Tomei, Michael Keaton, Randy Quaid, Robert Duvall, Spalding Gray
Summary:
New York City tabloid editor Henry's faced with tough decisions while he faces several serious life challenges, and a tempting job offer.
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A high-voltage joy ride of journalistic fun. [16 March 1994]
There are a few typos in The Paper, but they're honest - and honestly funny - mistakes. [25 March 1994, p.5]
The bad news is that The Paper, starring Michael Keaton, Glenn Close and Marisa Tomei, is unabashedly contrived, hopelessly simplistic and overly romantic about its target subject -- the frequently desperate art of putting out a big city daily newspaper. The good news is that all of the above results in a spirited if sometimes awkward big-screen entertainment.[25 March 1994, p.C1]
Ron Howard's The Paper starts out as a seductively overstuffed edition with breezy stories, a diverting layout, color-packed supplements and a strong editorial viewpoint. Eventually, it becomes more like the Jumble Puzzle on page 64G. [18 March 1994, p.4D]
The Paper never stops for breath long enough to be dull. But all this tumult also leads to a feeling of shellshock, of having every contrivance not nailed down thrown at the audience. Part of the problem is that many of these subplots, like Henry’s marital difficulties, are no more than Hollywood serious, dealing with adult situations in a bogus way that would be better avoided.
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