Word: disappointing
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With the score knotted at 1-1 and sophomore Josh Klimkiewicz up, Harvard coach Joe Walsh called for his favorite pinch hitter, and Wheeler did not disappoint, knocking a two-RBI double down the right field line to put Harvard ahead for good...
...that seems legitimately excited rather than forced. The near flawless acting goes across the board. Wilkinson’s quiet sadness is a play on his role in the forgotten Minnie Driver vehicle, The Governess, but this time the quality of the movie doesn’t disappoint his performance. Kirsten Dunst plays Lacuna’s receptionist with the fake cheeriness that is instantly recognizable to anyone familiar with waiting rooms. Elijah Wood has a sinister creepiness, based on a heartbreaking insecurity that almost makes the viewer root for his awkward pseudo-villainy...
...second and third strings did not disappoint, tallying 22 points, easily out-scoring Dartmouth’s bench, which added just seven...
...screenplay verbatim there are too many rapid-fire scenes. Every setting change, however brief, disrupts the momentum, and the effect is wearying. The cinematic production simply emphasizes Kahan's failure to find a way of making this work in the theater. And it's not just the sets that disappoint. Hannigan may be one of Hollywood's most compelling young actresses - onscreen she has a delicious, quirky sense of humor and a rare ability to show depth in even the most shallow characters - but her inexperience on stage is palpable. She looks lovely, lashes fluttering appealingly over her big Disney...
Though he played coy, Summers wasn’t going to disappoint...