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With all its dimensions and contradictions, Jake's character entails an unusual challenge given the Hollywood trend to treat its young male leads as Calvin Klein underwear models and the general willingness of its leads to seem even devoid of that much acting ability. Much of the success of Firstborn comes from Christopher Collet's masterful performance as Jake, offering even in his sassiest scenes a glimpse into the conflict tearing at him. How disappointing, then, that Firstborn must nonetheless include the de rigeur weightlifting scenc in Jake's bedroom...
Unfortunately, this sensual tension is disrupted by the film's flaws. Many of the scenes featuring Scotty alongside sailboats or sports cars, for example, resemble nothing as much as ads for Calvin Klein menswear. And while the plot quickly ensnares the audience, the pace and soundtrack soon become monotonous. We hear the same music when Scotty robs houses as when he trails Mickey in the supermarket...
...year after an election, the market usually reverses course and does better for Democratic Presidents than Republican ones. No Republican President since Calvin Coolidge in 1925 has enjoyed a stock rise in the year after being elected or reelected. Democratic winners, in contrast, have experienced five up years immediately after elections and only three downers. The apparent reason for the difference is that Republicans have tended to restrain Government spending and thus slow the economy, while Democrats have often pursued expansionary policies...
Driessen gave the Expos the lead with his 15th homer of the season, a two-run shot in the second off Mets starter Calvin Schiraldi...
That fan. And the ponytail. And those sunglasses that sit on his nose like the windshield of a small Italian sports car. And that walk: precarious, tippy-toed, tilted so far toward the ground that his knees seem almost like the brass casters underneath an antique armchair. Calvin Klein may be the image of a pumped-up nature boy, Yves Saint Laurent of a tropical flower that would wilt in direct sunlight. But Karl Lagerfeld looks just like, unmistakably like ... well, a fashion designer...