Word: plot
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Forever Plaid is performed on a tiny stage fringed with starry blue curtains, with a grand piano and a 'cellist in the background. The entertainment consists of 27 sing-along tunes from the 1950s and '60s, glued together by a little plot, a little humor and a little acting...
...plot is minimal. Four rather unsuccessful, rather dead singers are back on earth for one last show. Their repertoire focuses on ballads of "lost hope and new beginnings," but the mood of nostalgia that the songs evoke is somewhat self-conscious. In his own words, the director (and writer, and choreographer), Stuart Ross, is trying hard to avoid any hint of being "goopy or goody-two-shoes." Unfortunately, Ross ends up with an awkward mix of sentiment and goofiness...
...clever moviegoer will realize very quickly that Cool As Ice some important movie attractions. Like a coherent plot. And dialogue. And acting. And sex. And humor...
...plot of Cool As Ice makes little sense. Ice plays Johnny, a rapper who seems to play concerts in urban parking garages. For no apparent reason, he takes a motorcycle trip with his three Black sidekicks out to the country, which--judging by the scenery--begins in California, turns into Kentucky and Utah in quick succession, and returns to California. In any case, they break down in a small, rich, white town and have to stay for a few days while their bikes get fixed...
...dissent, we felt inclined to believe Thomas's story, and that we thought the evidence was against Hill's. But I certainly fail to see how Hill could have begun to plot against Thomas 10 years...