John Tarrant Movies

Laura Branigan stars as Kate Lawrence in this insipid and cliche-ridden romantic comedy. Kate is a singer who longs to be taken seriously as an actress. Despite the misgivings of her agent, she flies to Melbourne to read for a part in a play. Kate gets the part but is grilled by film critic Robert Landau (Michael Aitkens) at a press conference. Hate for Robert turns to love until he writes an unflattering review of her performance in the play. When Kate lands a job in a Broadway play, she leaves Australia hoping never to see Robert again. He hops a plane to New York to surprise her after her performance, waiting backstage to announce his love for her. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Copying ideas from The Gods Must Be Crazy or Ivory-Merchant Productions' Savages, the independent, low-budget comedy Luggage Of The Gods is about a neolithic tribe living somewhere in North America and the discoveries some tribe members make when suitcases accidentally fall out of the cargo hold of a jet. As two tribal members (one just ostracized because he looked up at a passing plane) go through the various devices of modern life found in the suitcases, a new world opens up -- a least a crack. While the acting is expressive and the fake monosyllabic language passable, this film needs more than suitcases to successfully entertain for its full 78 minutes. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi