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...repeatedly, often backlit, to suggest her mysterious vacuity; Hope Wilson as Kate is blessed with straightforward beauty and a rare up-from-under smile; Eric Sherman as John has a face which suggests a different value from every angle, by turns smug or harassed, depressed, or elated, dull or clever. Edlestein himself, playing Kate's friend Paul, provides the only really acted characterization in the film...
Catch phrases are a dime a dozen these days. Easily branded as clever and facile, Prince Erie deserves recognition as a play of some importance which approaches greatness. Its color and spectacle, energy and incredible humor, give the Loeb a kind of total theatre it rarely sees. Without attempting to offer up Prince Erie as an object lesson to aspiring Harvard theatremakers, it should just be said that Mayer's triumph is probably the best thing that's happened around this place in years...
...foot that juts into the photograph. Or when the businessman who happens to have his foot stuck in the sidewalk says to himself, in Oral Roberts style, "Take up thy foot and WALK!", we see a "Walk" traffic signal against a skyscraper background. All of which is more clever than profound, but fun nonetheless...
...dolphins? Lilly explains that the brain of the seagoing mammal, which is 20% to 40% larger than man's, seems to be at least as complex in structure. This, as well as the dolphin's clever mannerisms, suggests to him that its intelligence may be equal to or even surpass...
...smile of a dragon eager to rip his guts out fascinated him. That was perfect. So was the way he dipped cigars in his wine glass and wound a noisy watch during the musical interlude. But Scott abandoned his role occasionally to play standup comedian. He would execute a clever turn but spoil it by acting as if he thought it was pretty clever...