Word: understatedness
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GO AND SEE Turtle Diary just to hear Glenda Jackson pronounce the word "turtle." She utters the word with the same subtlety which John Irvin uses to direct the film, both understated and graceful to the ear as well as to the eye.
But the movie is so understated that you are likely to come out wondering what you just saw on the screen. It's pace is comparable to that of other films exploring gentle human frailties--not unlike the flow of Local Hero, a movie which captures the odd habits of...
Influence peddling, says Jack Valenti, head of the Motion Picture Association and no mean practitioner of the craft, "is the biggest growth industry around." The number of registered domestic lobbyists has more than doubled since 1976, from 3,420 to 8,800. That figure is understated, however, since reporting requirements...
Maxwell (Jonathan Kaufer) gives what is probably the most understated performance of the year (now that we're in Oscar season) as Peggy's boyfriend who is attempting to live with his wild girlfriend and find contentment in his own quiet way. And as the "party philosopher" at the fourth...
The extensive recruitment efforts conducted by large law firms stand in marked contrast to the more understated recruitment methods used by small firms and public interest groups, and many believe that public interest and small private firms lose prime talent as a result.