Word: reaping
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...succeeds in racking up laughs the old American way-from an Oscars ceremony featuring Matt Dillon as the amusingly air-headed movie star (apparently more a parody of Brad Pitt than of Tom Hanks) and a bad Mel Brooks-style spoof of the kind of inflated dramas that usually reap Oscar accolades, to a wedding recalling "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (which, alas, doesn't work to the advantage of "In & Out" in the inevitable comparison), to a generous helping of the usual eccentric small-town types and their various reactions to Howard's abrupt ejection from the closet...
...childhood resentment, a Pulitzer-winning novel is a difficult inheritance, and without proper stewardship can degenerate quickly. The cornerstone virtues of the film-Shakespeare's brutal story and Smiley's ingenious new context-are enough to sustain a solid two-hour drama, but Pfeiffer excepted, the filmmakers reap little from the rich soil they have been handed...
...were undermanned and the odds were stacked against us last year, but we should reap some dividends this year," Haggerty said...
...were undermanned and the odds were stacked against us last year, but we should reap some dividends this year," Haggerty said...
...were undermanned and the odds were stacked against us last year, but we should reap some dividends this year, " Haggerty said...