Twist of Fate videogram review
TWIST OF FATE, Olivia Newton-John
Directed by Brian Grant
(except “Take A Chance,” directed by David Mallet) MCA Home Video/25 minutes/$19.95
Comprised of six clips, including four songs the Two of a Kind soundtrack, Twist of Fate is not notably challenging on any level. The title track, an ambitious but unsuccessful attempt at a music video trailer, incorporates scenes from Two of a Kind into a surreal courtroom drama.
“Take A Chance,” the only clip not directed by Brian Grant, is a soft-focus fantasy dance number between Newton-John and Travolta that is all lovey-dovey smiles and no action. This one couldn’t even inspire director David Mallet, who at one point reverts to the carousel shot (camera twirling 360 degrees around the couple) that he used in Bowie’s “China Girl.”
The Grant/Newton-John collaboration does click on a couple of occasions (“Living In Dangerous Times” and “Shaking You”), which reminds us that (a) she really doesn’t need Travolta to make hit music videos, and (b) director Grant knows how to flatter women.
By Alan Hecht
