The movie should have ended with him trying to shoot the fly, but then shooting himself. There is a scene in the film where the General tries to kill a fly with a gun. There is one momennt when she is at her father's funeral and she just talks about how the word 'tinhorns' stays with her. The risks she takes and her characterization are all brilliant. She plays a very child like adult, almost retarded but doesn't quite cross the line. However, Joan Cusack gives one of the most incredible performances I've ever seen. Michael Gambon and Robin Williams are both strong (I think Robin Wright was mis-cast though). Out of all the films I've seen in the 90's this scene would rank as one of the most memorable amoung them.

There's one chilling scene were Robin Williams is discussing some of the novelty items the company will produce and as he does it the walls of the room he is in slowly close in because the General needs more space to build his war toys. I actually did feel like I as watching a Stanley Kubrick film because of the camera and design. Barry Levinson manages to create this incredible world. The entire production design was definately Oscar worthy. The plot sounds far fetched but it works. The General tries to change the toy line from wind-up toys and dolls to military equipment and is trying to create a toy army operated by little children on remote the control. Toys is about a man named Leslie Zevo whose father's toy company is taken over by his uncle, General Leland Zevo.

However, the ending for this movie is terrible. First, it is the closest I have seen a director come to creating a Kubrick style of filmaking. *** and a half/**** Toys comes very close to being perfect.

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