Word: overwrought
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...master of neoclassical ballet, and Taylor and Cunningham, her apostate alumni. No more than half a dozen of her dances, most notably Cave of the Heart and Appalachian Spring (1944), her radiant re-creation of a pioneer wedding, seem likely to stand the test of time. The rest are overwrought period pieces whose humorless, lapel-clutching intensity is less palatable now that their maker is no longer around to bring them to life...
Throughout the movie, Spielberg takes special care to favor the Africans in all of their trials and tribulations, without adequately developing all sides of the issue, or even clearly defining what the issue is. He provides an overwrought sequence depicting the Africans' torment at the hands of the slave traders, self-consciously attempting to be "powerful." The characters in the movie, let alone the audience, certainly don't need the guilt Spielberg tries to foist upon someone, anyone, with this sequence, especially since the cruelty of the slave trade is never at issue in any of the trials. As soon...
Eyeglasses temper your coolness and make you less intimidating to the proletariat. Even if you've got perfect vision, consider getting some frames with non-prescription lenses for use in tragically hip campus parties, overwrought with intellectual angst...
...recall the final arpeggio of the earlier "Gardens in the Rain" from his "Estampes." Pollini's mastery of Lisztian technique was evident in the whirling "What the West Wind Saw," and his refined yet poetic sensitivity in "The Girl With the Flaxen Hair," which too often suffers from overwrought performances, made one wish he'd consider recording some Satie...
...police source. Eller once even voiced suspicion that the D.A.'s office had tampered with police computers; the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) looked into the matter and dismissed it. No one questions that Eller is driving the investigation zealously, but there are whispers that he has become overwrought and erratic. Says a critic who knows him well: "He doesn't listen to the D.A.'s office. When they tell him you need more physical evidence or more searches done, he ignores this advice...