KK MANIA! MAGIC ACT FOR A MAGIC ACTOR

Kevin Kline In 'The Great Buck Howard' Talks



Delighted to see the very wonderful Kev has been chosen for this role. There are many film stars out there who would, to use the vernacular, 'suck' as credible movie magicians. (I think we all know who we mean, don't we?) Whereas the splendid Mr Kline has shown his verve and versatility for many years now, in a range of parts ranging from the absurd Fish Called Wanda & Fierce Creatures to deeply realistic The Big Chill or Grand Canyon; and he gives more than 100% value every time.

Playing a magician seems like the next logical step, since whatever the character, KK always seems to bring to it both believability and a kind of impish, 'knowing-more-than-he's-telling' quality. What could be more perfect, for the part of a prestidigitator?

Less thrilled to see the movie also contains Colin Hanks, son of (yawn) Tom Hanks - who clearly also got the job purely on merit. Right?

This is a stretch, but hey - it's my blog. A final word on 'KK' then: it's also the initials of Wonder Wizard Kenton Knepper, who invented one of THE all time great tricks: koincidentally kalled 'Kolossal Killer'. But if you want to know what that's all about, you'll just have to book me.