Word: doormanã
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...Patrick Batemans of the opposite coast, literally sucking the marrow of life? Lusty consumption drives and sustains the film’s central group, led by a sensitive if shallow performance from Jon Foster as Graham, son of the producer, dealer to the rock star, and resident of the doorman??s building. Without that metaphorical structure, the film sags under its own weight. It was hard enough to take the 80s seriously while they were happening—or so I understand.The film has its technical flaws, as well. Flat camera work, underdeveloped supporting characters, and trite dialogue...
...Instead of analyzing precisely why “w00t” reads better with zeros instead of “o”s, I offer some alternatives, taken from the big and the small screens. 1. “Doorman?? (“Knocked Up”)—For reminding all the ladies out there that whenever some ’roided-out freak with a clipboard tries to mess with your night, relax. He’s just a fucking doorman. 2. “D’oh?...
...third day of deliberations, Mike, the doorman??who was tall and at least 300 pounds—helped seal the case. “Whether he had a knife or not,” he said, “if he took the stuff from Ariane he must have scared the shit out of her. If he scared the shit out of her, he must have scared the shit out of her sister.” Twenty minutes later we had our verdict...
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