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...anything. Liam Neeson’s sympathetic and tortured portrayal of Alistair Little marks a departure from his normal role as powerful, authoritative, decision-maker. His regret is palpable, and his permanently haunted look demonstrates the suffering of an individual who it would have otherwise been very easy to root against. Throughout the film the tension builds to an almost unbearable level, particularly as their meeting is deferred, even by moments, again and again. When they finally meet, the release of this tension is explosive, all the more so because time has eclipsed and brought to light the realization that...
...marketing gurus for the series could hardly have dreamed of a better promotional gimmick when they started to investigate the backgrounds of the dozens of pop-star wannabes to root out the competitors' mushy stories of triumph over adversity that are a well-worn staple of the genre. Here was a tale guaranteed to attract eyeballs: a girl of mixed race, brought up by a single Chinese mother, struggling to gain acceptance in a deeply conservative, some would say racist, society...
...cocaine; they want global access to life-saving medications. The organization Universities Allied for Essential Medicines estimates that 10 million people die each year from curable diseases simply because they cannot afford the medicine they need. In solidarity with those who suffer, the students aim to attack the root of this problem...
...that’s the kind of protagonist we’d root for! We bet the female half of the audience is really going to love...
...study has some obvious shortcomings, particularly that it relies entirely on self-reports from a self-selected group of respondents. Much more rigorous research needs to be conducted to understand the relationship between mental illness and pimples - as well as the root cause of bad cases of acne. But in the meantime, drug companies might want to start working on a Clearasil-Prozac miracle cream...