George C. Scott's lost cause is eminently forgettable

Even the still-vital acting force of George C. Scott gets lost inthe meandering plot of "Finding the Way Home," an ABC movie airingfrom 8 to 10 tonight on WLS-Channel 7.

The feebleminded fable, starring Scott as the dottering,tormented owner of a failing hardware store, resembles a softenedversion of an Arthur Miller drama. Scott has roared and wept in thetragic role of Willy Loman in Miller's "Death of a Salesman." Nowhe's reduced to mere muttering as Texas merchant Max Mittelmann in asentimental contrivance that could be called "Rebirth of aShopkeeper."

"Finding the Way Home" joins the summer feature film "RegardingHenry" in advancing the notion that men can …