Word: abruptness
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...aspect in which the film could be clearer is Camille's dissatisfaction with Martin. At first, Camille and Martin's relationship seems mutually rewarding. Yet, almost immediately after Camille meets Petra, she starts visibly to withdraw from him. The transition from satisfied heterosexuality to accepted homosexuality seems too abrupt...
...bottom line is that without student volunteers, there is no public service at Harvard," Steigerwald said. "As long as students believe that HAND's unique programs will be destroyed by the abrupt removal of Gail... I believe the students...
...circle back to the opening scene: Bobby's surprise birthday party. Every year he shows up and pretends to be surprised, but this time there's no Bobby. He leaves the couples content to blow out the candles alone, while Robert stands by, hidden in the shadows. The abrupt ending seems suprisingly insubstantial, resisting clear answers or profound revelations. Still, in an age where the ponderous pseudo-drama of "Les Mis" still packs the house most nights in New York (and, terrifyingly, in London, and Dallas, and Des Moines...), Sondheim provides a welcome respite. The HDRC's witty turn does...
...KNOW YOU'RE IN STRANGE terrain when the arrival of Elvis Presley's ghost lends a feeling of coherence to the surroundings. Death has been flattering to the King, slimming him once more to a narrow-hipped hayseed, given to bold, abrupt gyrations and soft-voiced exclamations of wonder...
There's something abrupt about the way these ladies are brought forward one by one to tell their often archetypal tales of dreams betrayed. But there's also a nice tartness, a lack of self-pity, in their telling. Quilt is a patchwork, but when it's finally stitched together, one sees a certain artless intricacy in its design, a certain glow in its blend of colors...