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...Line’s distinctly upscale ambiance couldn’t be farther from the T’s sometimes sordid motif...
Least of all does the new album convey anything beyond the dreariness of the typical teen life. Rather than depicting a lush vision of beautiful people in beautiful places, Spears sings about one predominant theme: her repression and desire to break free. Not only is the motif a trite one, but it also is repeated with such monotony on her album—eight of the twelve tracks are about her restrictions—that it loses all significance. The other four songs are overt sexual invitations, neither particularly interesting nor titillating...
Discouraging too is the rough, hasty feel of the album. The cover and interior art is just ugly, with a rather curious motif of the primary colors magenta, blue, and cyan. None of the photos are appealing to any degree; cheesecake fans will be sorely disappointed. Spears doesn’t even look happy to be at her photo shoot—her once youthful exuberance has metamorphosed into a tired repetition of midriff shots. The album’s music itself is less than forty minutes long over twelve tracks, and none of the songs has the strength...
...movie’s strongest moment occurs when Murphy and Styron exact revenge upon Nick, a man Murphy claims previously raped her friend. Styron’s relatively friendless life in her quest to become CEO is a motif that has been used before, but is artfully drawn out in this movie. These two issues juxtaposed together provide influential insight into modern womanhood. However, this significance is muddled under lesbian innuendo that takes the viewer’s mind off of the topic, bringing the movie from the level of extremely impressive to extremely unfulfilling. If Stettner can learn...
...their relationship develops in only a few frames, the validity of their attraction to each other is never made truly believable considering their entirely disparate personalities. The love motif never becomes plausible enough to work as a triumphant anecdote...