Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert review three new movies; Ebert interviews Robin Williams; and Siskel recommends a video. They have a major disagreement on Steve Martin's
L.A. Story (1991). Ebert thinks it's a comic masterpiece; Siskel found the jokes lame. Both thumbs are down for
Sleeping with the Enemy (1991), a clichéd and implausible woman-in-peril movie that wastes Julia Roberts. They have another big disagreement on
The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Siskel calls it an all-star freak show. Ebert found everything but the ending terrifically effective. Ebert interviews Robin Williams and asks about his struggle between being a serious actor and playing the comedian. Siskel's "Video Pick of the Week" is
Longtime Companion (1989).
—J. Spurlin