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...civilizing nicety in this most civilized of narrations is that the two are passable amateur musicians. Maturin plays the cello, and as Aubrey admits, "I scrape a little, sir. I torment a fiddle from time to time." As chapters end--chapters of blood, crashing seas and weevily sea biscuit--the two are likely to take solace together, tormenting Locatelli or Boccherini. Friendship, lifelong and ramified, between these two and with recurring minor characters, is the bedrock theme of the novels...
Manning vs. Leaf in Indianapolis. The Dog Day Afternoon Bowl. The nice boy you'd want your daughter to marry versus the one she'd probably rather torment you with. And the result? Nobody on the field should have been paid more than $40 before taxes. Manning and Leaf were characteristically bewitched, bothered and bewildered at times, and mediocre overall, which was a step in the right direction. The Colts got their first...
...presence all too soon. Neither is a particularly likeable character, although this seems to have been a calculated move on Lyne's part. The effect of this is to turn our sympathies to Humbert, played perfectly by Jeremy Irons, whose expressive face beautifully conveys his longings and inner torment. Reserved and elegant, Irons' character is the most thoughtful and multidimensional person in the film, so much so that we are almost compelled to try and understand his actions in spite of ourselves...
...best moment in What Dreams May Come occurs when Max Von Sydow, the great staple of films specializing in theological torment, enters. The actor who challenged Death to a game of chess in The Seventh Seal appears as a Tracker to guide Robin Williams in his journey through hell. The casting of Von Sydow is uncannily perfect, suitably dramatic and humorous at once. Unfortunately, except for Von Sydow, Vincent Ward's film fails to reconcile its diverse tones. What Dreams May Come is a remarkably inconsistent work, failing at a very basic level to present uniform structure and characters...
Sorrento's assistance has always come along with tease and torment as he continued to teach the ever-changing Crimson staffers to do their jobs...