Word: contrivedness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Despite Smith's stellar performance, the film's most interesting character is Brill, played wonderfully by Hackman. He is a dark and bitter ex-agent of the National Security Agency out for revenge against the institution that forsook him. His motivations are skewed, actions devious and intent unknown. In one...
Rojas is more than up to the task vocally--his voice is full-bodied and intense, if at times in a middle vocal range that makes it hard to project--but acting-wise, Rojas has fallen into the the trap of the magnificent singer who is plauged with an inability...
Why do we even care about the loss? Or The Game itself for that matter? It is not due to a devotion to Crimson football. Saturday was probably the first time most of us have been to a game all season. Nor is it unlikely that we're motivated by...
If Sports Night is by far the most interesting new series of the year, and among the most entertaining, it also has some problems. Krause and Charles play the two quick-witted, sports-obsessed pals very plausibly, but so far their characters have been hard to get to know. Huffman...
Despite these praise-worthy qualities, The Tennis Partner is certainly not served up and followed through perfectly, pardon the pun. Though you don't feel that you need to know the differences between the serving styles of John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg to understand the book, the incessant barrage of...