Word: plot
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...many intertwining storylines unnecessarily complicate the plot of "God." And while co-directors Victor Chiu and Adam Hertzman often crowd the stage with too much action and too many characters, the action is still fast-paced and well coordinated. And the players more than compensate for the production's weaknesses...
This basic distrust is articulated in the language of war and conspiracy. The Japanese don't contribute to the U.S. trade deficit with superior products--they are carrying out some master plan. Japanese investments--which actually employ hundreds of American workers--begin to take on the overtones of a plot...
Director Robert Rossen brilliantly depicts the dingy atmosphere of an American pool hall, and his four stars, each of whom garnered Academy Award Nominations, rise to the occasion. The Hustler outshines the 1986 sequel The Color of Money, also featuring Newman, in both plot and direction...
...thing the play seems to mock. The 27 scene changes are clocked and set into motion with finesse, a credit to the lighting and set crew. However, these changes also pose a problem. Too abrupt and vague at times, they tend to jerk the audience, confusing an otherwise entertaining plot and sleek production...
...slow but soon eases into his character. Strutting about the stage, he makes great strides to assert his masculinity, making fun of "faggot beer" while defending the presence of the woman on the St. Pauli Girl bottle with the clever retort, "Yeah, but she's a whore." As the plot thickens and Peter is able to coerce him into sex, he reluctantly begins to admit that he enjoys it, and his faltering machismo is the source of much laughter...