Word: restraint
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...film’s ambience, and lends a sentimentality to Ocean’s reasons for pulling the job. Danny wants to bring down Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), the owner of all three casinos, because he’s dating Tess, and thanks to Clooney’s restraint, he’s surprisingly credible. It may be Ocean’s crew in name, but the individual characters, deliberately stereotyped, frequently steal scenes from the stars. Roberts—appearing uncharacteristically un-attractive—may have top-billing, but she is merely an ornament to the plot...
...tactic in the ongoing conflict is likely to meet even harsher Israeli responses in the future. Israel has already launched attacks against symbols of the PA’s power in the West Bank and Gaza. Whereas in the past President George W. Bush has urged Israel to show restraint in its response to terrorism, the administration has changed its message, giving a silent green light to Israel to choose its responses to the latest attacks...
...Arafat's feet to get him dancing. The message: Launch a wholesale crackdown on Hamas and Islamic Jihad, or else. And that's a demand strongly supported by the Bush administration, whose statements since the weekend's terror attacks have conspicuously excluded the traditional caveat calling for Israeli restraint...
...TIME that Russian planes bombed the Republic of Georgia earlier this month as part of Moscow's offensive against Chechen rebels given safe haven by President Eduard Shevardnadze. Georgia is a U.S. ally that receives, among other assistance, CIA training for its security forces, and Washington has urged Russian restraint. Bottom line? U.S.-Russian relations look less cozy in the Caucasus than in Crawford...
...1940s world constructed by first- time director and still photographer Slavin is bright and crisp, almost surreal at times in its perfection. The character Newman, too, seems like a caricature on occasion. His impeccable propriety and golden restraint are congruent only with the perfect cleanliness of his fabricated world. Macy transmits Newman’s cowardice and unease with unparalleled conviction. He demands sympathy and provokes loathing at once for his prejudice and his inability to stand up for himself in front of those he fears. Gertrude, his love, is as outspoken as he is timid, as radiant...