The Fabulous Baker Boys
An inspired casting gimmick, a wonderful mood, a grown-up love  story--all this inThe Fabulous Baker Boys, but the only thing  anybody ever talks about is Michelle Pfeiffer on top of a piano.  Granted, it's a showstopper: clad in a slinky dress, Pfeiffer rolls  around on the Steinway while she purrs out a languid version of  "Makin' Whoopee." Adding to the seductive vibe is the fact that  she's not singing to the audience, but to the sullen piano player  (Jeff Bridges) whose fancy she has captured. Bridges and his real-life  brother, Beau, play two lounge entertainers whose act has grown stale;  they're not above doing "Feelings" for the tourist crowd. They've  hired songbird Pfeiffer (who does her own sexy singing) to spice up  the routine, a strategy that pays off in spades. The three actors  are terrific, with the fabulous Bridges boys playing neatly off  their own sibling rhythms. Writer-director Steve Kloves captures the  feel of second-rate Seattle clubs, and Dave Grusin's jazzy score  keeps propelling the film forward. The story itself might have come  from a 1940s romance, yet Kloves and his actors keep it unusually  modern and thoughtful. And then there's Michelle Pfeiffer rolling  around on top of a piano....--Robert Horton