Word: poeticisms
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...fitting, perhaps even poetic, that in the Class of '99's finale, Harvard's three leading scorers--and its only players in double figures--were all seniors. As they have throughout their careers, Harvard's fantastic four left it all out on the floor in their swan song...
...Monti dribbled left around the double team and drove into the lane where she faked a pass with poetic subtlety. The effect was pronounced as Yale's frontcourt defenders parted like the Red Sea before Moses, and Monti finger-rolled the ball just over the front rim with her left hand as time expired...
Despite the intriguing characters, Baricco never manages to develop a plot or instill any warmth in the story. In attempting to sound poetic, the bizarre rhythm of the novel is instead cold and-self-consciously intellectual. The characters are presented in such an obscure way that they never seem real to the reader, and the entire story passes in a dream-like blur of images and events...
...consummate storyteller and musician, Weinstein's gift is a quick poetic sharpness. And this is not let down by his original melodies, or a voice with a winningly odd way of talking the music while slipping four notes into a single word. Whether it was an amusing imaginary song like "Twelve Last Words" and "Maximum Security Life" or a gentle musing like "People Watching," Weinstein always displayed complete mastery of his music and slid effortlessly between sensitivity and soft comedic entertainment...
...juices. Paltrow is just the ticket as she employs the ol' Victor/Victoria trick to gender bend her way onto the stage and into Fiennes' heart. The adultery angle doesn't really do it for me, but Tom Stoppard, the screenwriter, deftly weaves Shakespeare's elegant language with his own poetic words. If the Scarlet Letter duo don't affect you, at least the verbal swordplay will keep you interested till...