Word: mild
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...former patients he manages to see behave strangely: "In each there has occurred a sloughing away of the old terrors, worries, rages, a shedding of guilt like last year's snakeskin, and in its place is a mild fond vacancy, a species of unfocused animal good spirits." Among the victims of this odd malady is Tom's second wife Ellen, who in his enforced absence has become a star on the tournament bridge circuit. She has developed the ability to compute exactly the location of all cards in the hands of her partner and opponents. She speaks in two-word...
With Vic. Writer/director Charles Gormley follows the recipe of fellow Scotsman Bill Forsyth, whose warm, mild comedies Local Hero and Gregory's Girl have been well-received in the United States. His recipe: take a potentially meaty theme, don't overwork it and sour the comedy, add a bunch of offbeat characters and sprinkle in some quirky but subtle sight-gags and one-liners. Gently stir the mixture and simmer over low heat, and serve in a picturesque Scottish background...
...OTHER well-drawn and well-portrayed characters are what make this comedy work, but Gormley also gets mild laughs by throwing in a few don't-blink-or-you'll-miss-'em slight-gags and one-liners also Forsyth. "The language at this school is fookin' atrocious," a student complains to Vic. When a bank taller asks Father Cobb for his identification, he responds with a puzzled look and points to his clerical collar. In the waiting room at the Vatican, there is an Orthodox...
Radio talk-show host Larry King, the man who lulls thousands of Americans to sleep every week-night, suffered a mild heart attack last week and postponed his appearance at the Law School, originally scheduled for March...
Closest to the altar room a group of male Hare Krishnas, singing this mantra, were bobbing about in a mild form of skinhead slamdancing, the crowd echoing them with a subdued backup. Cymbals clanged rhythmically, accompanied by the slurping bass boom of the zeppelin-shaped drums which hung from the devotees necks. Hanging on the walls were brightly colored oil paintings of similar goings-on the same drums, haircuts and robes, with the addition of the blue-skinned figure of Krishna...