Word: straightforwardness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Indubitably, the most witty and fascinating of the lot is the black sheep of the group, the Mr. Darcy, as it were, is Nick (Christopher Eigeman). Unlike Darcy, Nick does not find true love in his social circle. Instead, he finds contempt for his straightforward, acerbic criticism of it. Eigeman handles the contradictions of his character with enviable ease, and has dramatic presence remarkable for a novice film actor...
...When it comes out, the cover of the magazine usually looks straightforward and simple," Hochstein says. "But it actually is the end product of a tremendous amount of work. This is a perfect blend of what I was trained to do and what I'm interested in. So this is the perfect job for me." We agree...
...comparison, the 1964 version of Joy of Cooking has one straightforward recipe for pot roast and one for mashed potatoes. But Joy is an amusing cultural icon, atwitter with the new availability of frozen food and the wonders of the blender. It is stern and didactic in tone, urging its female readers on to culinary excellence: "You will eat at the hour of your choice . . . And you will regain the priceless private joy of family living, dining and sharing...
...just as in Chinatown, nothing is as straightforward as it seems. When Berman arrives, he immediately shoots and kills Kitty's lover, who turns out to be his business partner. Gittes is promplty sued by Berman's partner's wife, Mrs. Bodine (Madeline Stowe), who claims that he was negligent in allowing her husband to be killed. Attempting to exonerate himself, Gittes analyzes the wiretap he made and is amazed to hear the name Katherine Mulwray mentioned...
...show leaves one wishing that Reddin were less preoccupied with writing about people so lacking in self-awareness, so ethically dead that in a crisis they shrivel rather than change. By temperament he cuts himself off from straightforward plot development. His characters rarely grow and deepen, eliminating another avenue by which plays accumulate impact. Thus this fine writer produces works that stimulate the mind but do not linger in the heart...