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...use of motion capture also allows the cast members to dynamically play multiple roles. Carrey is perhaps the most effective in this way, playing not only Ebenezer Scrooge, but also the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. For Carrey to act as all three ghosts is a fitting and clever touch; rather than overwhelm the audience, this choice simply underscores the many ways in which the ghosts represent different facets of Scrooge’s personality. The multiplicity of roles also allows Carrey to stretch his comedic muscles. As the Ghost of Christmas Past—faithfully depicted...
...well, and for a fraction of the price. And Jeff Bridges—who most forget was also an Oscar nominee for “The Contender”—is just painful as Clooney’s drugged-out mentor, Lieutenant Colonel Bill Django. The use of the actors’ names here and not those of their characters is more than mere convention; the people who inhabit “The Men Who Stare at Goats” are so simplistic that there is no chance of the actors becoming subsumed in their roles?...
Scenery in the movie consists of a hotel room, a desert, and a car. Also, a cave. The soundtrack, like the storyline and Grant Heslow’s direction, is forgettable, consisting of predictable tone music and a single use of “More Than a Feeling.” To be fair, the film does have several good lines (Clooney to a fleeing Iraqi, before hitting him with a car: “It’s okay, we’re Americans—we’re here to help you!”), delivered with...
...amazing how explicit you need to be for an audience to catch on, but I [still] think it’s refreshing to have a story,” the Psychology concentrator continues, expressing hope that the combination of his choreography, complex lighting effects, set design, and use of props will help the audience bridge the gap between movement and its underlying chronicle...
Other research has shown that female preferences are influenced by a mixture of factors including ovulation, contraceptive use, self-esteem, and sex drive, he added...