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...lacking in visual elegance as it is in pretension. Its first reel or two sets a fairly low bar for the viewer, so that when it perks up it exceeds expectations. The division of labor is the same as in the first two films: Jackie kicks ass; Chris kicks sass. Ratner's challenge, and that of screenwriter Jeff Nathanson, is giving the stars enough comedy byplay to keep audiences awake between the big action scenes, and RH 3 gets it done. Of all the buddy movies this summer, this one has the solidest chemistry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jackie Chan Back in Action in Rush Hour 3 | 8/9/2007 | See Source »

...love between two improbable strangers, is a celebration of male camaraderie, and how guys need to do their guy stuff. That too is a theme with an honorable movie history: in the snappy bravado of heroes in Howard Hawks westerns, the desperate friendship in war-movie foxholes, the sass and sarcasm exchanged by slobby Oscar and his poker pals in The Odd Couple. It exists in real life, too, of course, in less appealing ways than Knocked Up lets on. The old cliché, of construction workers giving out with the wolf whistle at women walking by their site...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not Knocked Out by 'Knocked Up' | 6/7/2007 | See Source »

...founding editors of the print journal “n+1,” sat down with FM and confirmed that our degrees are, in fact, useless. But don’t worry! Read on to learn how to turn your $160,000 diploma into a book deal, take sass from Gawker, and make your mom proud...

Author: By Kimberly E. Gittleson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: FM Roundtable: Writing to Live | 4/18/2007 | See Source »

...throw a couple more winks in to the crowd than usual,” smiles Garza, his left eye twitching.11:32 a.m.—I’m rescued from any such winking by the start of After Hours’ set.Front-woman Min begins prancing about with sass, commanding the audience’s attention as she plunges into a rendition of the Ohio Players’ classic “Love Rollercoaster.” They proceed to deliver a well-received set, based in no small part on Min’s confident delivery...

Author: By Nayeli E. Rodriguez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Real Gameday Battle | 11/30/2006 | See Source »

...With it go the black-clad servers of coffee and sass. I’m not a masochist, but there’s a charm in culling an eye-roll or heaving sigh from a barista disappointed at how I stumble for a half-second before rattling off an order. The joint’s attitude is nicely summed up by its counter-top sign, which depicts an all-too-cheery blonde chatting it up on a mobile phone. The following words are written alongside: “Hey! Cell phone-face! You’re out of line...

Author: By Travis R. Kavulla | Title: Harvard Square’s Waning Days | 11/28/2006 | See Source »

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