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...pain. One such moment is when she watches her son drive away on his bike after he turns down her offer for a ride. Her performance is the lens through which viewers can connect to the family’s struggle. Ultimately, the movie’s major flaw is its overly complex Judaic discourse. Saul’s long lectures transport you home to Harvard with hinged chalkboards and wildly gesturing professors. And without the threat of a final exam looming over our heads, there’s nothing to force a student audience to pay attention...
...leave no character in the complex plot undeveloped—Hollander plays the perfect Austen fool of Mr. Collins, Judi Dench is marvelous as Darcy’s cantankerous aunt Lady Catherine de Bourg, and Kelly Reilly is the perfect bitch as the manipulative Caroline Bingley. The one outstanding flaw of the film (other than Jena Malone’s hideous performance) are the stormy long shots of Knightley perched in contemplation on top of a moor. These “breath-taking” sequences are gratuitous and too Bronte-esque; it’s not to say that...
...Just Like Heaven”), but, in this film, she returns to the acting promise seen in 1999’s “Election.” Neither actor looks much like the person they portray, but their interpretations are good enough to make up for this minor flaw. They slip easily into the roles, picking up mannerisms and life truths so simply that it is impossible to avoid falling under the story’s spell. Even their renditions of the songs are impressive; it’s almost impossible to differentiate Phoenix and Witherspoon?...
...video’s deepest flaw is its utter lack of plausibility; in the real world, everyone else depicted in the video would probably rather be caught dead than on camera dancing to her ABBA-sampling pop single, no matter its catchiness...
...erudition and scope, Illicit has one vexing flaw: its lack of substantial original research. Na?m is an armchair tour guide, relying mostly on well-worn news stories and official reports. For a book on the underground trade in sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, Illicit is disappointingly dry. The climax is not a memorable glimpse inside a smuggling ring, but a raft of policy suggestions such as better coordination among government agencies and improved international cooperation?hardly page-turning stuff. Still, Na?m succeeds in presenting a clear account of how illicit commerce works and what its consequences are. In doing...