Word: hokey
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
There's a lot going on here, some of which is underdeveloped. Other parts are just plain distracting, particularly the notes from beyond, which are more often hokey than profound. But Goldberg is a skillful, smooth writer who has clearly done her research, and readers who can tune out the noise will be rewarded. --By Michele Orecklin
Agatha Christie created Poirot in her first novel, the 1920 The Mysterious Affair at Styles, and he was in movies by 1931. This mustachioed dandy with a French accent as hokey as Inspector Clouseau's was a perfect fit for Peter Ustinov, who gave Poirot heft and a subversive slyness in three features (including this 1978 caper with Bette Davis and Maggie Smith) and then three spiffy TV films...
...those simple standards, the musical succeeds: it sends up the freshman experience, as well as the clichés of noir, love stories, and numerous other genres, in an incredibly hokey way. But this isn’t a criticism. Nobody is pretending that this is high comedy, or anything but silly fun. Taken on that level, the play succeeds more often than...
...only white hairdresser at the shop—to assimilate with the predominantly African American group of hair stylists is handled interestingly and honestly by Woodruff. As a reaction to her exclusion, Lynn changes her squeaky clean image, culminating in a particularly funny dance sequence. (Unlike some hokey dance routines in movies like Hitch, Silverstone, making a great comeback from Clueless, pulls off a physically-challenging Harlem shake...
What's clear is that Highway Watch is a morale booster for drivers. "I don't want to sound too hokey, but truck drivers are a very patriotic bunch," says Mike Russell, a spokesman for the organization. "It made sense for us to take advantage of what we do every day--which is, basically, patrol major highways through a windshield...