Word: plot
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Doerr's poignant portrait never lapses into sentimentality. The narrative voice thrives on an impassive, ineffably wise, yet indulgent tone which must reflect Doerr's 83 years. She never takes the easy option: Her book contains no blatant contrasts, no crass symbolism, no fortuitous plot-twists. She takes pains to tell you what's going to happen, and then manages to surprise you when it does...
Despite a decidedly cheesy plot-line, the production is no less than stunning. An ever-shifting pace, special effects, and raw intensity keep the film humming. "Fearless" highlights Max's fundamental isolation through silent, close-up slow-motion shots of him ponderously feeling his naked body and relishing strawberries, and loud, fast-paced cuts to the crash. The style and mood of each scene contrasts with the next, and the overall effect of this roller-coaster ride is admittedly intense. By the long, drawn-out ending, however, the audience is exhausted and out of sympathy for Max's long overdue...
Weir's earlier change-your-life movies includethe more successful "Green Card" and "Dead PoetsSociety." In "Fearless," though, the barage ofcinematic gimickry and Hollywood manufacturedemotion can't quite hide an insubstantial plot."Fearless" manages to tug at the heartstrings--for a while
...silly or obnoxious mood, "Fatal Instinct" offers generous portions of belly-laugh humor and counterintuitive surprises. In a movie devoted to poking fun at how seriously American thrillers take themselves, there is hardly the space or the generic license to develop interesting characters or an original plot. The main characters are all larger-than-Hollywood caricatures, designed to mock rather than to intrigue...
...another scene, Lana conspires in a public park with her lover (and car mechanic) to kill Ned in the one absurdly unlikely way that would triple her life insurance collection. To prevent other park visitors from overhearing their plot, they start speaking in Yiddish (with subtitles for the audience). After a few sentences are exchanged, the man sitting next to them on the bench indicates that he has been following the whole conversation by reading the subtitles...