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...stride early. The title track is also the first, and it opens up on an uncharacteristically mellow note that showcases the Ruffians’ ability to produce something pretty. While it only has one verse, “Red, Yellow And Blue” is probably the lyrical highpoint of the album, laying out the feeling of the songs to come through its poetic interpretation of the primary colors. Unfortunately—or maybe fortunately—this is one of only a few tracks on which the lyrics are clear and audible, as most of the album?...
Only when the band begins to play "Caroline Says II" do Reed and his audience seem to warm up. The highpoint comes towards the end of the show during the inevitable "Walk on the Wild Side." A man sporting a grey beard and a grey suit is dancing blissfully with a beer in his hand. But Reed also manages to thrill the young generation. Twenty-year-old Steffi, wearing a hot pink bob and a red Velvet Underground bag over her shoulder, raves in the foyer: "I was in the front row. I'm still totally euphoric!" For some...
...there are a few decent comic moments thanks mostly to Harrelson who seemingly takes on the daunting task of playing himself. There are also the occasional stunning shot compositions filled with lush, evocative colors that suggest a buried filmmaker with an eye for strong visuals—an ironic highpoint when one considers that the director was also responsible for such visual classics Money Talks and Rush Hour...
Thomson’s work with the Nieman Foundation, which awards fellowships for mid-career journalists to study at Harvard, was “absolutely the highpoint of his working life,” said his stepdaughter, Anne Butler in a press release...
...well. He provides the scholarly Charlotte, the youngest Owens sister, with passionate romance and allows eldest sister Alice the thoughtless affair that she craves. He even manages to help Lucy's brother David coax his stubborn girlfriend Laura into bed. Frances O'Connor's portrayal of Laura is a highpoint of the film. O'Connor (Bedazzled, Mansfield Park) recently won a Golden Globe for her performance in the television miniseries "Madame Bovary" and in Adam, she makes Laura at once intelligent and exciting. About Adam dares us to throw all of our presumptions about relationships and monogamy to the wind...