Word: realisms
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...turnings, moments of tension and suspense, backsliding by either side that threatens to abort the whole process before a real peace is nailed down. But the odds seem to be that one will be achieved. Last week's breakthrough was the result less of altruism than of simple realism. Secret talks in Oslo built enough trust to impel Arafat and Rabin to take the first step: recognition...
...starting with less than everything. For too long both sides have assumed they operated in a matrix of power they could not control: the Ottoman Empire, the British mandate, the cold war. They are now free to live with each other, separate but equal. Ben-Gurion's definition of realism, like Joshua's trumpets, is blowing down the walls of Jericho...
...David Janssen, as the luckless Kimble, was pursued across many years and many states by Barry Morse's implacable detective. It was Les Miserables in prime time, and that overtone is lost in this adaptation, which compresses the pursuit and confines it mostly to Chicago. But the tension and realism that result from permitting Kimble less running room amply compensate for the diminishment of the original's romantic aura...
First, you take "When Harry Met Sally." Edit out the good jokes. Take away any hint of realism. Then make the Meg Ryan character even more self-absorbed and whiny...
...Cliffhanger for realism; we're there for the cliffhanging, and there's plenty of it. What gets Stallone up on the rocks is a rescue call from a downed private jet whose passengers are a vicious gang of thieves led by John Lithgow. They've just screwed up the hijacking of another plane carrying $100 million in thousand-dollar bills, which are now scattered all over the dangerous landscape. So Sly and his friends have to worry about psychotically wielded weapons as well as their foot- and handholds. This makes for reasonably good fun. Director Harlin's only large mistake...