Word: crabbed
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...time collecting crustaceans down by the wharf, and he takes her to what she would probably call a "real classy joint." But Suzy's a hooker, albeit a fledgling one, and she's not quite sure how to behave. The maitre d' is wearing black tie, and Doc orders crab, a difficult food under any circumstances. Fighting panic. Suzy falls back on an age-old rule: when in doubt, move slowly. Striking a pose of quiet mystery, she eyes her partner and carefully mimics his crab-eating etiquette, staying at least two bites behind him. When dinner is over...
...less fun to watch. When, after two excruciatingly boring hours, it finally grinds to its inevitable happy ending, we too are left feeling stupid but unruffled. A movie has drifted in and out of our heads, and all that's left is a vague taste of crab...
...Nolie consistently underacts, while Winger tries too hard to give Suzy that special something which would enable her to rise above it. John Huston narrates with the wise-and-witty intonation of Father Christmas, and the audience snoozes. Skip this one, folks. It's cheaper to buy the crab...
...paters who can think of nothing more socially responsible to do with their millions than throw garish, three-month-long coming-out parties [Dec. 21], I'll bet they're all supplyside, trickle-down, cut-school-lunch-program Republicans. What about the poor? Let them eat leftover crab souffl...
Dinner is a cozy affair, with crab soufflé, lamb, two wines, crêpes, champagne. Bishop tinkles his glass and affectionately tells everyone how Muni had set the world record in attending schools no one had ever heard of. Like many a deb before her, Mimi is not obsessed with academe. She favors tennis, jogging and "a lot of needlepoint." She spent a year at a school high enough in the Swiss Alps to ensure that everyone majored in skiing, and she also attended Alfred University in upstate New York, where she had heard that they had a great...