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Talusan and his crew should be lauded for their careful researching of the Seventies and their perfect evocation of the bar mood. Levy and Gotlieb do their part to capture the intricacies and dynamics of their characters. But neither the clever sets nor the efforts of these actors are enough for this production to hold together. Given the uneven performances of the cast, Kennedy's Children fails as an ensemble piece...
...have our own fond memories of Halloweens past. Many of us can recall our most creative or clever costumes. The candy-minded among us can remember which houses dispensed the best treats...
Soon I got clever and decided to use my modern to a mail help@fas.harvard.edu from cyberspace. In my frustration at being unable to get technical support for nearly a week. I did a morally reprehensible deed: I copied the network managers on my e-mail to the help desk...
Upon entering, we were greeted by a sign bearing a gentle reminder: "Rember, this is Head of the Charles, not Boot of the Charles." This couched, clever reference to vomit baffled me until some of my friends explained the cryptic term to me later on. Who would have thought that Head of the Charles weekend could have been such an intellectual experience...
Appearances can be deceiving. If only I could say something as clever about this film. There is no mystery about any of the characters here. It seems that Davies is afraid that if an idea was too subtly communicated, the audience might miss its overarching significance. Most characters are caricatures of exceedingly distasteful personality traits. When Davies wants us to know that the stepmother, Katherine, (Joanne Whalley-Kilmer) has a problem, a stiff gent with the curiosity of a TV reporter blurts out, "She's taken a bottle... she's started to drink...