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robert benton has assembled a stellar , mature cast for his latest feature , twilight , a film noir mystery set amid the fading stars of hollywood .
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paul newman stars as retired detective harry ross .
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harry has spent the last couple of years doing odd jobs for jack and catherine ames ( gene hackman and susan sarandon ) , a pair of married actors who have fallen from the limelight .
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when jack sends him on a routine delivery job , however , the old instincts kick in .
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soon , harry is wading through a mystery where friendships and lives are on the line , and he no longer knows who to trust .
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there are plenty of familiar faces throughout twilight , in addition to newman , hackman and sarandon .
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james garner plays raymond hope , a former cop and one of harry's best friends .
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stockard channing plays verna , harry's former partner , and possibly a former love interest .
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reese witherspoon is mel , the distrustful daughter of the ames' , and liev schrieber is her scuzzy boyfriend .
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giancarlo esposito appears as harry's bumbling detective protigi , and john spencer is a suspicious police captain .
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with a cast like that , it's almost worth watching twilight just to stargaze .
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luckily , there's more to the film than some sort of actor's recognition ceremony .
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twilight has a solid film noir-ish plot .
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it may not have as many twists and turns as some of the classics , but it has much more than a lot of what passes for film these days .
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the major cast members all deliver strong performances , as can be expected of their caliber .
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however , none of them have that little extra oomph which would make them memorable .
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the supporting cast is enjoyable , if a little underdrawn .
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stockard channing's character , in particular , is a cipher .
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there's more to her character than the film takes the time to describe .
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it's a minor , but irritating , flaw .
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with a solid cast , and a good plot , there's a lot to recommend about twilight .
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it's biggest flaw is actually its short running time .
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at a slim 94 minutes , there's a lot of stuff that's packed into an awfully small package .
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still , the chance to see newman , sarandon and hackman working together is worth a cramp or two .
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