Word: withinreach
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...impulsive tendencies of all thecharacters that make the movie difficult toresist. Doug Liman, who directed Swingers, makessure the frenetic pace is smooth but notoverproduced so the viewer's suspension ofdisbelief need be only marginal. And that's whatthe audience should appreciate: the perception ofan appealing, dangerous reality that is withinreach but still a safe distance away...
...created a character--call it Clubber Lang,call it B.A. Baracus, no real difference--thatgave him the notoriety to put his goals withinreach. He had a hit movie, a hit TV series, a coolcartoon series. He was everywhere, on cerealboxes, on lunchboxes--my pal John's brother had aMr. T air freshener in his car. It was cool. Butthis character at the same time ensured that Mr. Twould never achieve any kind of lasting greatness.There were only so many parts he could havepossibly played; he just couldn't escape thecharacter he rode to fame. It's kind of tragic...
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