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...turns out to be more of a plot point than a character. His wealth derives from composing commercial jingles, but his heart belongs to his former ambitions to be guitarist in a rock band. But the chaste attraction that springs up between him and Juno, and his defection from his marriage, which briefly jeopardizes the adoption, turn out to be rather beside the movie's real point, which is to make us admire Juno's unconquerable spirit...
...novel that inspired it, as in Wright’s last film adaptation, Oscar-nominated 2005 movie “Pride and Prejudice.” In “Atonement,” screenwriter Christopher Hampton works by exclusion, keeping most of the dialogue and nearly all of plot points the same. The expert casting and skilled performances, particularly by James McAvoy and Keira Knightley, accordingly channel the novel’s characters to the screen. The story begins on the Tallis estate on a summer day in 1935. There, 13-year-old Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan), a fledgling...
...they were entrapped. So far, this strategy has not worked very well. Legally, entrapment is difficult to prove. But in the Fort Dix case, the families of the defendants still insist they were tricked by Omar. Burim, the youngest Duka brother, says the first time he heard of any plot was from the informant. He says Omar asked him and his brother Eljvir if they wanted to participate, and they said no. Burim believes that Omar "brainwashed" Mohamed. A sixth defendant, Agron Abdullahu, pleaded guilty in October to conspiring to aid and abet the other men by loaning them guns...
...Three weeks later, the FBI interviewed Tatar. At that point, he backtracked, the complaint says, denying any knowledge of a plot. It is not clear why the FBI waited three weeks to follow up with Tatar. By then, coincidentally or not, Tatar had succumbed to requests from Shnewer and the informant to hand over a map of Fort Dix, the complaint alleges. Tatar continues to deny giving...
...worth mentioning, of course, that it's not at all clear that the alleged plot would have succeeded. The base, which trains soldiers before they are deployed to Iraq, is heavily protected. Delivery vehicles are thoroughly searched before entry. But history shows that determined men don't need ingenious plans to be lethal. "Unfortunately, it's just not that hard to kill people," Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff tells TIME. "People misunderstand what makes someone dangerous...