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There are also a number of egregious flaws in the portrayal of the characters. Ethan exudes arrogance from the outset: there is simply nothing likeable about his constant bragging and self-flattery. At one point, he even comments to a befuddled Daisy, "I know you like me." Apart from adhering to the scripted cliches, Jude Law imbues the character with nothing but conceit...
Once the band takes the stage, the expectant crowd knows what will follow: a consistent deluge of supercharged pop ditties, flavored with a hint of ska to keep the fans on their feet. From the outset, DHC never sinks into the mediocrity of Honey, I'm Homely. For almost an hour, the California quinlet instead offers a little sunshine to ward off the inevitable autumn harbinger of the approaching cold. The audience has no problem immediately warming up and DHC crank out song after song without any disappointment. Whether jumping in unison to the band's appeal or shouting along...
...thing was clear from the outset. This was the nicest group of kids either one of us had ever coached. This was also the most spirited group. We rallied from nine runs down against the best team in the league to send the game into extra innings. We ended up losing that game, and some other heartbreakers, but the players never gave up. In one epic struggle late in the season, the umpire had to tell our players, who were at the fence cheering for their mate at bat, to sit down and be quiet...
...regional powerhouse dominated the game from the outset, scoring four solid goals in the first quarter alone. The Crimson came alive in the second quarter, however, netting two goals and narrowing...
That this mission enabled him not only to survive but to become famous still seems incredible. At the outset, most of his contemporaries scoffed at this upstart crow with no known training in either art or ornithology. Audubon scoffed back. In 1824 he managed to antagonize the Philadelphia scientific community and could find no publisher for his swelling collection of bird paintings. Two years later, he departed for England, where, togged out in backwoods garb, he wowed the sophisticates, arranged a publishing deal and oversaw the realization of his dream...