Word: patheticism
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It will not, of course -- and foreign policy driven in fits and starts by intrusive messages of turmoil from abroad only ensures repeated buffetings. In one of his waggish moments, Henry Kissinger once commented, "There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full." Clinton, along with society...
But if the world seems indifferent to the problems of the pathetic nut of "The Appointments," the situation in "Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint" is even less promising. In this pseudo-documentary, Michael Moore re-explores his hometown of Flint, Michigan, to see how things have changed since...
Virtual unknown Sean Astin gives a persuasive performance as the scrappy young man who succeeds only because of his intense desire and determination. Stilted and cliched dialogue makes his task especially difficult. An example of the pathetic genericism of most of the script is the most emotional line he utters...
Picture, if you will, a homely and none too bombastic statue of Marx and Lenin, looming over one of the city's grayest public spaces. The men gaze deeply into each other's eyes, their image pathetic yet darkly erotic. Despite its quaint chumminess, the statue symbolizes state oppression and...
This collection is especially pathetic when compared with the two white men in the film, who are strong and virile, and who will do anything for their Asian wives.