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...rest of the main characters are even more dry and lifeless than Allen. The desire to slap Helena Bonham Carter out of her self-pity is overwhelming, and only increases as the movie progresses. And Michael Rapaport, while likable at first as the "dumb-blond" boxer Allen tries to fix Linda up with, winds up sounding plastic and rehearsed, without a shred of believable character in him. By the trite end, it is clear that you are supposed to be happy for them. But you can't be happy for people you never liked-or even got to know...
...city campaign, hailed by some as a "Led Zeppelin reunion," was the first tour for the two musicians since they disbanded Zeppelin following the sudden death of drummer John Bonham...
...Scott, who both have solo styles that can best be described as over-the-top. There is no question that bassist Sharpe has strong fingers, but his rhythmically monotonous solos seem to be rather weak in melodic ideas. On the tune "May Fair," drummer Scott soloed a la John Bonham for almost ten minutes, beating the living daylights out of his set in a vain, stiff-armed attempt at rhythmic expression. Tyner himself rarely unleashed runs of the dramatic four-note patterns that have made his sound so instantly recognizable in recent years. The McCoy Tyner group...
...Helena Bonham Carter's role as Frankenstein's fiancee Elizabeth has been rewritten from Shelley's domestic angel into a well-dressed bundle of Gothic spitfire. Her courage in facing the horror of Frankenstein's unnatural creations is far greater than his own self-absorbed cowardice...
Much as Oliver Stone would have you believe otherwise, Jim Morrison died from one drink too many. Guitar great Jimi Hendrix simply took more Quaaludes than were necessary. John Bonham, Led Zeppelin's drummer, should have been lying on his stomach after all those shots of vodka. But Kurt Cobain overdosed on buck shot...