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...addition to its speed, the formulaic nature of this particular greeting is so widely acknowledged that people quickly grow accustomed to it. This makes meeting new people not only easier and faster, but also less intimidating for those who are shyer. For those who find socializing fairly difficult, the application of the four-point method can smooth any encounter by providing conversation when none exists otherwise. Through speed, predictability, and impersonality, this brief verbal questionnaire can facilitate the extroversion of the meeker among...
Directed by Charles Shyer...
...something slightly mousy in her presence; she seems more a victim than a mastermind, a character actress trying to command a star part. Her cohorts pip-pip merrily through the historical flummery, letting their accents do their acting for them. Swank doesn't quite get the joke. Charles Shyer, the director, does. He understands that we're mostly there for the drollery and the decolletage. Every movie season requires a handsomely appointed irrelevance, and his movie fills that need admirably...
Markus: Scandinavian people are shyer...
...this, at least and at most, for the jovial new suspense movie I Love Trouble: it knows what to do with its star. Screenwriters Charles Shyer (who also directed) and Nancy Meyers (who also produced) realize that adventure with a comic twist is the most suitable genre for an actress who is no great shakes in the emoting department but has brightness and vulnerability to burn. So they made her character a cub reporter who hasn't figured out how attractive, resourceful or brave she is -- a heroine in the process of becoming. It's a nicely contoured outfit...