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...this may not sound like a light-hearted romp through Tinseltown, but Mamet's genius lies in rendering the darkest and most depressing conclusions hilariously entertaining. His dialogue is quick, realistic, lively and witty. The words of the actors take on a life of their own, piling cliche on cliche, spinning a web of rhetoric, mocking communication...
...second half was a BU romp. Of the Terriers' 19 shots, 14 came in the second half. Their first score came on a fast break on the left side, with a strong cross kick that was booted past Carlson with 26:18 to go. The second and third goals followed in rapid succession, with 3:47 and 2:42 left in the game...
...BOTTOM LINE: Florida's answer to Donald E. Westlake directs an enjoyable, campy romp through fleshpots and folly...
Other songs also demonstrate Brooks' impressive range. Ain't Going Down (Til the Sun Comes Up) is a country-rock romp about a daughter out past curfew; One Night a Day starts with some Billy Joel-like piano stroking and later fades into a soulful saxophone solo. But through all this, it's hard to forget Brooks' cheap shot at people "standing in a welfare line...
...Pigs. But it is also an on-the-road novel. Taylor's old Dodge covers a lot of territory as Kingsolver guides her story to a middle ground between Tom Robbins' potty detachment and Louise Erdrich's righteous commitment to Native American causes. The result is a stylish romp with a nonconfrontational conclusion. Turtle is launched toward a two-culture future and possibly another sequel...