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Word: overexplaining (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
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...buff gives The Hunt for Red October solid dramatic tension. Still, this obviously could have been a movie in which a lot of people stood around talking in tight spaces; in other words, a movie that refused to move. But screenwriters Larry Ferguson and Donald Stewart do not overexplain (or underexplain) either its technology or the intricacies of its far-darting plot. We know all we need to know to keep our bearings and not a monosyllable more. And director John McTiernan does not fall too much in love with any scene, character or gadget. He has judged his material...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A High-Stakes Blindman's Buff | 3/5/1990 | See Source »

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