Word: witting
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...sound like Charlie Manson." He knows how to be vulnerable as well as play at it. His love songs twist the heart around like fingers knotting a string. The gloomy ironies of political caution, like Democracy, are applied with a sense of urgency but salved by some surefooted wit ("I'm sentimental, if you know what I mean:/ I love the country but I can't stand the scene") that neatly sidesteps sermonizing...
...live up to the craft or fervor of its music. This tale of a tent-show evangelist (Steve Martin) -- he promises "miracles and wonders" while lining his pockets with the gullible hopes of decent people -- can't even take energy from Martin's holy rants and amazing body wit...
...Daly the customary dotty unawareness of how she puts down her son, a would-be avant- garde playwright; each belittling gesture is calculated cruelty. As the son, Ethan Hawke solves the play's pivotal problem, foreshadowing the youth's instability and making clear why he and not his at-wit's-end beloved, Nina, commits suicide...
Fortunately, there exists another view of the post-colonial Caribbean, one beyond Naipaul's mordant wit and grim aspect, beyond Kincaid's condescension and Walcott's romanticization...
Three hours is a long time to spend in a cramped, somewhat overheated theater. Gilbert and Sullivan is an acquired taste, and lacks the flash and snazz of modern entertainment. But the peculiar wit of Gilbert and Sullivan is faithfully served in this performance. The two Brits would be proud to have their work so fervently reenacted...