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Indeed, Khoury is a former screenwriter, and “Templar,” a true page-turner, could easily be translated into a very successful film??so long as Khoury goes light on the romance...
...likeable moron; his terrorist characters are portrayed in the same comical way that we are used to seeing murderous Mafioses portrayed in movies. Many audience members may not quite be ready for the loving jokiness Weitz displays towards his terrorist characters, and perhaps understandably so. In one of the film??s first shots of a terrorist training camp, the terrorists are shooting a training video for recruitment purposes. “Let’s shoot this puppy!” enthuses the director, in a fake, exaggerated Middle-eastern accent.Later, the terrorists watch spellbound as Omar wins...
...their Afghan students are humorous and telling. Each hairdresser brings her own ideas of beauty and freedom to the classroom and tells her students to use their power to transform their country. Whether this is imposing superficial American materialism or empowering the Afghan women is not obvious, despite the film??s optimistic overtone...
...follows. “And she’s been a natural all her life,” Altman adds. “She wants it,” Streep says. “She wants to be good.”To Lohan’s credit, the film??s multi-generational ensemble cast and crew carries quite a lot of clout—20-some Oscar nominations among them. According to Altman, it was easy to manage the concentrated star power. “When there’s so many, they police themselves...
...film??s main shortcoming is its limping soundtrack. In the time period during which the film covers, Jones participated in the sessions for “Aftermath,” “Beggar’s Banquet,” and “Let it Bleed,” three of the greatest albums in rock and roll history. Unfortunately, none of that music appears in the film and its absence leaves a gaping hole...