Word: plotted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...much attention was given to the special effects, which although nicely executed, were not enough to carry the script, characters, plot, or dialogue...
That makes the two most prominent would-be buyers the church's own 50-person congregation and Harvard. The congregation has the will, but perhaps not the money; and Harvard has the money, but perhaps not the motivation to buy a plot of land that in all likelihood it could not develop...
...laughing out loud. Numerous cameos by the likes of Hulk Hogan and "Dawson's Creek's" Joey (Katie Holmes) and Pacey (Joshua Jackson) were a nice touch. But, throughout most of the film I caught myself thinking, "Why is this going so slow? I wish something would happen!" The plot was a little too mundane and the lines were a little too predictable, though the message was certainly noble. Ideas like loyalty, a sense of belonging, and a family's love certainly speak to both kids and adults. The problem was that the presentation was too simple, and the impact...
...only is The Dinner Game not as funny as Veber's other films, it is confusingly serious, coating an un-funny plot with a problematic look at cruelty. The super-suave yuppie Bronchant (Thierry Lhermitte) regularly attends an "idiot's dinner," to which each member is challenged to invite the biggest fool he can find. The audience is caught between pitying Bronchant's "idiot," Pignon (Jacques Villeret, pictured) and laughing at his inability to comprehend even the simplest situations. To make matters worse, that laughter is rarely voluminous. When Pignon manages to confuse Bronchant's wife and mistress, leading...
Kubrick's opening is so numbingly boring that he almost loses his audience before the real plot kicks in. The scene that actually rekindles the audience's attention is the one we've been watching for months: the couple stroke each other in front of a mirror while Chris Isaak's perfect "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" messes with the tone of the moment. Though Kidman and Cruise don't have sex on-screen (what a tease!), the short scene is wonderful because it is so loaded. Combine Kidman's glances into the mirror, her height advantage over Cruise...