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The biting narrative that begins with a cockfight ends with a saturation of whiny phrases of adulation at gravesite. Brands’ attempt to make Franklin into a believable, fallible man dies once America is born. Lost is Franklin the pragmatist and born is the Franklin of elementary school boredom...
Brands tries to signal a more mature, stately Franklin in the last years of the innovator’s life, but instead sounds as though Franklin is a subject worthy of beatification. “In letters, science and commitment to the common weal, Franklin was the first?...
Among the many eye-catching performances, a few are worthy of mention. Alison G. Giordano ’05, in her turn as Marcy, the Harvardian who has trouble snagging boys, possesses a remarkable bluesy voice that renders her the vocal standout.
Unfortunately clunky writing sinks Life. In particular, screenwriter John Scott Shepherd (Joe Somebody) has a cringe-worthy habit of using dialogue for exposition (“Remember when this happened? You know, right after Dad died?”). A conversation gimmick between Pete and Lanie that is cute at...
Lest you misinterpret my words as undue skepticism, I truly esteem my profession. However, no one should enter an academic career without intensive inquiry and self-reflection. Before you serve 5 to 10 years in a minimum-security graduate school, decide whether you actually love reading exhaustively in one area...