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...reading this review, first thank you, second, it’s a pretty solid Valentine’s Day choice; your date will be happy, you won’t be miserable, you’ll laugh multiple times, but try your best to suspend your disbelief and not attempt to figure out the plot twists, such as they are. Though “Valentine’s Day” works well as a fluffy date movie, from a critical standpoint, not even a great cast can elevate the insubstantial and thoroughly contrived storyline...
...attempt to incorporate new sounds and avoid being pigeonholed as an indie pop band can be seen from the album’s very beginning. “In the Mirror” opens the album with heavy synth overlays which compete with a clear melody and upbeat harmonies. The song’s defining musical conflict—between rock and indie pop—is exemplary of a trend that pervades the album. Fittingly, and perhaps with a twist of irony, the song whines, “I wish I could change and make new rules / And love...
Aside from that somewhat unfair assumption, it’s also clear that the first-time director and writer tried a little too hard with his adaptation of a staple of classic literature. He throws in random voiceovers that attempt to be insightful, but instead prove to be more distracting than helpful. There are also frequent flashes of clips that come without warning and are at first hard to decipher—are they dream sequences, flashbacks, or glimpses of things to come...
...recent White House meeting about job growth featured tense exchanges between Obama and both Republican Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell and Republican House minority leader John Boehner. There has already been much ugly speculation about the upcoming White House-hosted health care summit: whether it is an actual attempt at bipartisanship or some sort of trap spiked with the telegenic eloquence of the still likable President meant to embarrass Republicans. On the current trajectory, no politician will enter that room feeling too rosy about the other side's motives...
...fabricated evidence by a French lab who [sic] is still upset a United States citizen believed he should have the right to face his accusers and defend himself," Landis told the Los Angeles Times via e-mail. In the same message, Landis suggested Cassuto's warrant was unfounded. "No attempt has been made to formally contact me." (See how the Floyd Landis scandal broke...