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...plot, of course, is predictable. Without having even picked up the book, we know what’s going to happen; he goes to war, has a terrible time, and comes home...
However, the predictable plot and obvious ending—he lives to write the book—give Crawford the freedom to focus on his experiences in the army. He writes in short, fast-paced episodes, vivid snapshots of daily life as a soldier in Baghdad...
...implausible as the plot may occasionally seem, the director manages to suspend our disbelief through the charisma of the flamboyant Maggie and the more somber Rose. Collette masterfully brings Rose’s internal transformation to the surface—in her struggle to open up emotionally, she reveals herself to the audience, with brighter smiles, a more confident gait, and a simple abandonment of camera-consciousness. The result is a maturely developed character, deserving of our empathy (who doesn’t relate to bouts of ice cream-filled self-deprecation...
...plot summary? Sure. Jared (Walker) and Sam (Alba) are a cute, free-diving couple who dream about discovering pirate ships full of gold near their home in the Bahamas. When Jared’s old friend Bryce (Scott Caan) and his latest flame Amanda (Ashley Scott) arrive for a visit, the crew have a fun time diving into the lime-green Caribbean waters...
It’s a characteristically simple plot for the duo, which allows the feverish imagination of Park to charge through every minute detail of the movie’s design. The results are almost always devilishly clever. The walls of Wallace’s house are covered with portraits of their customers, whose eyes light up when their alarms are tripped by scavenging vermin (you can guess what happens when, one night, the Were-Rabbit tramples through every garden in town). Every item in Lady Tottington’s wardrobe intricately recreates a different piece of greenery...