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...Clan’s The RZA. In my limited experience, at least.However in “Derailed,” the appallingly bad star vehicle for post-“Friends” Jennifer Aniston and never-Bond Clive Owen, anything is possible.The “thrilling” plot??which aspires to twist and turn but really lurches and falls off the tracks—is, ostensibly, the story of dissatisfied corporate executives Charles Schine (Owen) and Lucinda Harris (Aniston) who meet on a Chicago train and cautiously flirt before attempting an affair. Their unfaithful tryst...
...first scene, a man’s survival is contingent upon his slicing into his own eye (a cutting homage to “Un Chien Andalou”)—will entertain viewers and enable them to overlook the script’s limitations. Much of the plot??s complexities and intrigue are dropped in the interest of an easy conclusion. Additionally, the script gives little insight into the motivation behind the characters’ actions and emotions. Viewers first meet the eight victims as stock characters, and by the end of the film, few have...
...quite what they are: a bizarre feeling of pointlessness about the whole thing (and not in that pretentious French movie way); an irritating voice-over that sounds creepily like a bedtime story being read to toddlers; forays into slow-motion. There’s nothing really wrong with the plot??a lonely young woman, Mirabelle (Danes) meets an unsuitable struggling musician (Schwartzman), who is obsessed with her, and a wealthy older man (Martin), who is willing to spoil her in exchange for sex; as expected, she must choose between the two. Unfortunately, though, the whole movie seems...
...outside a society, the incisive but never-misanthropic critic, the genuine appreciation of beauty, money, and power—all lend Hollinghurst’s plot and characters a sense of historical and cultural depth. Not that there isn’t enough to hold our attention in the plot??s present. The never-ending whirl of parties and holidays, buoyed on a golden wash of champagne over barely concealed nervous breakdowns, has enough energy to propel the book on its own.Lending a delicate counterpoint to the glitter and noise, the supremely articulate yet supremely uncertain Nick drifts...
Much of the plot??s complexities and intrigue are dropped in the interest of an easy conclusion. Additionally, the script gives little insight into the motivation behind the characters’ actions and emotions. Viewers first meet the eight victims as stock characters, and by the end of the film, few have made any real impression. Developing a rapport with the shallow Detective Mason is no easier, ultimately hurting the audience’s appreciation for his struggle...