Word: unevennesses
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...while McGrath draws excellent performances from Jones and Bullock—who captures Lee’s own anxiety at being unable to produce a work to rival “To Kill a Mockingbird”—the film is otherwise uneven. Spliced throughout are interviews—conducted by an anonymous questioner—with some of Capote’s closest friends. The interviews, which contain external observations about Capote and his relationship with Smith, seem better suited to the History Channel, and interrupt the narrative flow of the feature film...
...Kalfus’ new novel, “A Disorder Peculiar to the Country,” is one of the only pieces of 9/11 art that forces Americans to look at how the spirit of the country has changed after the terrorist attacks. His uneven but captivating rumination on the intersection of divorce, terrorism, and national unity perfectly describes some of the darkest machinations of the American soul with an odd muddling of insight bordering on the Shakespearean and sardonic litotes befitting Jon Stewart...
...Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) subway system is perhaps the most underappreciated public resource in the Boston area. Although many grumble over its inconveniences, few could do without it, and many quite literally need it to survive. We may lament its early closing time or uneven schedule, but without the ‘T,’ vast swaths of the public, not just we tight-budgeted students, would be hamstrung...
...drug addict whose visions come true and many others discover their abilities in separate stories that promise to converge. The eerie mood of mystery recalls Lost, as does the big cast of characters (so many that the extra-long pilot does not introduce all of them). The writing is uneven--a plot about a Japanese geek who can teleport is engaging; others are flat or clichd--but the idea is audacious enough to keep you following the loose threads. They just might lead to a cape...
...such an advantage exists. These students point to the fact that the early admissions rate at Harvard has historically been approximately double that of the overall rate. Although that difference can be attributed to the strength of the early applicant pool, to the untrained eye, the playing field seems uneven. The result, admissions officers say, is that some potential applicants are deterred from applying at all. These students think that they shouldn’t bother applying if Harvard has filled up nearly half of its spots with early admits and only six percent of the regular applicant pool will...