Word: skills
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...woefully shallow script are to blame here. Combine the long takes with middling actors giving painfully over-articulated performances and you have something of a mess. Set against the background of bold visual filmmaking and the near incoherent plot, the performances stand out—for their lack of skill...
...also Kelley’s first show to feature strong men and wishy-washy women, a flip-flop from his usual pseudo-feminist productions. Unfortunately, Ally McBeal this ain’t; the reversed formula simply doesn’t work. Even an actor of Spader’s skill can’t support a show on his own, and the boring characters Kelley surrounds him with fail to gain the audience’s interest...
Only 16 sailors from across the nation will have the chance to jockey for position in Laser-class dinghies for the Collegiate Singlehanded National Championships. Thanks to results from this weekend’s New England Singlehanded Qualifiers, two of those matching finely honed skill and sheer athleticism with the best in the nation will sail under a Crimson aegis...
...Dylan’s skill as a songwriter that has earned the academic attention of Thomas’ class, though Thomas said he initially met with skepticism about the class’ scholarly value...
...though the bell ringers may lack the talent of the Russian monks who visited Lowell in December 2003, that’s okay; it’s loud banging, not professional skill that is prized. The regulars actively encourage the first-time visitors to go up to the platform and belt out a few tones on the 13 functioning bells...