Word: baxter
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Unfortunately, one of the drawbacks of the film is its pacing and the endless reiteration that Elliot is not right for Caroline and he is The Baxter of all Baxters. For example, there’s Elliot’s mantra, “Compromise is the key to success,” Caroline’s Freudian slip when she introduces Elliot as her friend and Bradley as her fiancé, and Elliot’s hilarious if not pathetic plan to honeymoon at Yellowstone Park complete with “camping, fishing, and guided tours...
...pretty clear from the beginning where this film goes; however, Showalter manages to make the trip worthwhile. Remember that, no matter who you are, you have had a Baxter moment. Whether you stayed up all night helping that pretty girl finish her problem set, who then didn’t remember your name the next day, or you tried in vain the catch the eye of that hot guy at last year’s party, Elliot’s story is familar, but well-told enough by Showalter to give everyone hope...
...State”? The man who made me fall to the floor laughing after shooting a hunting guide because he thought the man was a turkey? Would I see any traces of the ’40s-style gentleman from his film “The Baxter,” which he wrote, directed, and starred in? Perhaps intellectual inclinations from his French professor father or his English professor mother? Who knew...
...there any Baxter moments in your life that you can tell me about...
...party and, you know, sweep her off her feet and convince her to get back together with me. She showed up at the party with her new boyfriend; they were both carrying motorcycle helmets and he had driven her to the party on his motorcycle. And that was a Baxter moment for me. I can’t compete with a guy with a motorcycle. He was 6’5’’ and tanned. It was quite a low moment for me. Yeah, it hurt...