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...second act, however, drops all pretenses of dark humor and becomes simply difficult to handle, as the truth behind A’s nostalgic ramblings during the first act becomes apparent. As the characters??€™ tongues become sharper (the second act largely consists of C asking the other two women to account for why they are so bitter), so do the themes— and the play subtly builds into a warning that one can never truly get beyond past mistakes, except in death...
...could have emerged unscathed from so difficult a production. Initially scheduled to hit theaters on Oct. 1, 2004, much of the film was re-shot after Craven and producers previewed some of the initial scenes. The screenplay underwent an overhaul as well, changing seemingly vital aspects of the characters??€™ relations...
...Shorty thrives with its witty commentary on the contrast between the world of the gangsters and the Hollywood men who think themselves hip, a self-image that melts after contact with Chili’s genuine cool. But when everyone is a gangster there is no such contrast. The characters??€™ behavior quickly becomes an absurd oversimplification of music business stereotypes: women are sensual, blacks are gang members regardless of their lifestyles, Italians are smooth mobsters, Jews are only interested in money, and gay men are overtly feminine...
Some plot points are never adequately explained: how did Constantine return from hell the first time? When and how did Satan have a son? Characters??€™ motivations are equally murky—Gabriel, for example, comes off as part saint, part sadist, and we’re left guessing whether the archangel cares about humanity...
...amply on display during our interview and the Pudding ceremony, where Robbins free-associates political quips that are never pedantic. At one point, talk turns to Embedded, a film Robbins made from a play that he wrote and directed last year. After describing Embedded’s cast of characters??€”shady pols leading the nation to war in Iraq, tamed journalists, and a trio of soldiers—Robbins could easily opine further on the heavy matters dealt with in the play, or whine about the very mixed reviews critics gave his theatrical production, which was a popular...