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Occasionally the low-budget film achieves moments which capture the antsy, interior world of close male friends in the tradition of "American Graffiti" or "Dinner." Too often, however, static camera work, awkward acting and the deliberate plod of the plot hinder potentially sharp interactions...
While diversification and commercialization prove fatal to some neighborhoods, this is not the case at Inman. Here, local businesses often encourage, rather than hinder, community cooperation...
...Crimson will have to keep its cool and not overreact to the physical, foul-filled style that the Bears employ. Actually, the players believe that aggressive style will help Harvard rather than hinder...
Unfortunately, some of the plot structures hinder the storytelling. For some odd reason, Bergman and, I presume, screenwriter Jane "Anderson, decide to have the movie narrated by an outsider, Angel played by Isaac Hayes. At first it seems as if this Angles is supposed to be just that, some sort of guardian angel watching over the budding romance. When Angel turns out to be a photographer for one of the many tabloids who have been covering this unusual story, I felt a bit cheated...
...narrative techniques interrupt the flow of the film and Angel's odd appearances only hinder the storytelling instead of enhancing it. Angel sneakily walks on and off the screen, but the revelation of who he is does not justify these constant interruptions. Furthermore, and most importantly, what he says does not embellish, inform or further the progress of the story. He is useless...