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...movie deals with his sentiment in such a tedious way that it fails to say anything new. These days, the celebrities-are-fake angle isn’t exactly revolutionary. Furthermore, the film’s attempts to add sophistication to this observation by intellectualizing its protagonist—Sidney??s dad surfaces midway through to offhandedly reveal that his son has a philosophy degree—come off as pathetic and clumsy as Sidney??s attempts to pick up women. Weide, the Emmy-winning producer and director of HBO?...
...even keep it around!” This is a patent lie. Sure, they say they’ve never seen Must-See TV. But they’ll jump eagerly into the debate over what the next episode of “Alias” will reveal about Sidney??s amnesia. Or they’ll feign ignorance about last night’s “The West Wing,” but laugh before the punch line. Their false compassion is hopelessly transparent...
Also successful is the usage of the show’s ensemble as a sort of Greek chorus that comments on Sidney??s dark journey. As they caution and cajole Sidney, they encircle him in a perfect compliment to Bob Crowley’s brilliant set design. The ensemble becomes the living, breathing manifestation of the phantasmagoric city that is suspended in the background beneath an otherworldly...
...moment to shine. Sweet Smell has those moments, but that’s all that occurs—they just happen. The lovebirds sing one insipid tune after another…well, actually, just a couple between them, but each with at least one ill-advised reprise. Sidney??s big moment, “At the Fountain,” (also reprised as his finale) never summons the right imagery—it’s almost as if they used placeholders from an earlier draft. Shocklingly, this seems to have actually occurred with the appropriately titled...
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