Word: clichã
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...stars), is not only toxic, but pitiful. While isolated moments prove funny—mostly because they’re outrageous—the film is a total flop, a rare tapestry of hilarious individuals who flounder in the wake of inexcusably bad writing, a terrible plot, and unbearable clich??s. The setting is Monroeville, Pa., a typically gritty Smith-style suburb in which vulgarity seeps out of the gutters. Zack (Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) are the archetypal faux-platonic best friends who met in the first grade—he probably stuck gum in her hair...
...While he has invested more than the average student would be willing to spend on dorm décor, Shemtov firmly believes that the clich??d Harvard dorm doesn’t have to be a clich??. With under $100, a complete overhaul is possible...
There are not always words for these matters of life and death. All the clich??s and all the trite slogans about enjoying life never seem true until the moments when we are confronted with life’s end. Sometimes you can’t do anything but hold tighter to what you have in the hope that it will stay in your arms for one more...
...sisters are independent, intelligent, caring black women who live a fairy-tale existence; they own their own house, their own business, and their own church. While Lily and Rosaleen work for the family, they fall in love with the quirky sisters and ultimately gain a sense of belonging. The clich?? story of Lily’s search to know her mother becomes secondary to the unique habits of the Boatwright sisters. The romantic relationships that blossom for both June Boatwright (Keys) and Lily are adorable diversions from the coming-of-age plot. Although there are scenes that deal with...
...family drama, Stone strikes a jarring tone that mixes comedy and solemnity. Even when these two elements are put together ironically, as when the administration’s news appearances are juxtaposed with the song “What a Wonderful World,” the result is a clich?? that’s been used before to greater effect. The jokes themselves are mostly cheap-shots that pander to a liberal audience—at one point, Vice President Cheney (Richard Dreyfuss) snaps at Karl Rove (Toby Jones), “I’m really confused...