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However, the complexity of the production means that no character holds the audience's attention for very long. Luckily, as the interest in one character begins to fade, another actor catches the audience's eye and holds on to the production's momentum, creating an ebb and flow that oddly enhances the production's own internal rhythm...
...partly in cocaine and granted them territory in the U.S. where they could distribute and sell drugs themselves. That's a business with much higher profit margins. DEA and FBI agents say they are stymied by the ability of the Mexican operatives in San Diego and Los Angeles to fade into invisibility among these cities' vast populations of illegal Mexican immigrants. Colombian drug dealers may own cars and property and even have bank accounts, but the Mexican operatives leave no financial trail, and they drive cars whose license plates are registered to someone three owners earlier. "There is simply...
Indeed, over the final 1,000 meters of the race, Radcliffe began to tire and fade, while Dartmouth maintained its speed and eventually took the lead late in the race. Syracuse was never really a factor...
...body and pulls a cameo of Archie's mother out of the dead man's vest. Is the Marquis Archie's father? Intriguing, but we wish there had been some hint of the relationship beforehand. "Rob Roy" is fully of similar lagunas. One of the most glaring is the fade-out over the course of the film of the clan scene in favor of Rob's personal drama. While the first half is liberally sprinkled with campfire sing-alongs and rustic detail, Rob effectively forgets the well being of the tribe in the second half. It's nice that...
Predicting political trends is like predicting the stock market: the most common mistake is assuming that current trends will continue. Therefore, I boldly risk the opposite prediction: the populist, anti-Washington fire storm is about to fade. Nurtured on complaints and resentments that were amorphous at best, it will be sated by "solutions" that are equally amorphous or symbolic. The alleged causes of populist anger will not disappear: the budget will remain unbalanced; lifetime professional politicians will continue to run the country. But, like a summer squall, the populist storm will pass. Or rather, like a small child's crying...