Word: plot
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...Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. The movie was produced and directed by Don Bluth of "An American Tail," with music by Barry Manilow. "Thumbelina'"s makers try hard to follow Disney's lead in producing animation that appeals to both adults and children. However, the movie's confused plot and lack of engaging characters, despite a number of talented voices, prevent it from achieving this goal. A film of a few good moments, "Thumbelina" lacks the sustained charm of a "Beauty and the Beast" or "Aladdin...
...role as Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn, the sport's bad boy who has traded in his Harley for Armani suits, a therapist, and cheesy cereal commercials. They have their requisite moments of epiphany, laughter, and tears. The peripheral characters help fill in the rest of the stuffing for the plot and itsplodding humor: the salty coach, the evil owner, the arrogant player on the rival team, the bad and the good girlfriend. In fact, this movie implies some interesting assertions about blond and brunette personalities, the slick golden seductrees versus the nurturing, brown-eyed-girl-next-door. It might...
...plot of "Breathless" is almost completely unimportant, which is fortunate, because it makes very little sense. But it is only at the end that its insignificance becomes clear- you do not need to understand what's happening, but only to whom it is happening. The relationship between Poiccard and the beautiful American reporter Patricia Franchini (Jean Seberg) energizes the film, the rest of the plot (basically, Poiccard running from the law) exists only to keep the characters moving from place to place...
...performance before Spring Break, the council transcended more mundane diversions. The central plot was simple and brilliant: members "voted" over whelmingly to raise the fees that they charge students by a whopping 50 percent. The preposterous idea had been exaggerated to comic proportions, achieving self-referential irony. As if true" representatives" would actually vote themselves a huge tax increase...
...Oregon grand jury investigating the January attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan announced its long-awaited findings: Yes, it alleged, rival Tonya Harding was in on the plot from the outset. However, Harding's previous plea bargain, on charges of conspiring to hinder prosecution of the attack, spared her from any further charges...