Word: zinger
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...capable of deconstructing the subtle difference between, say, Bud Light and Chardonnay or polyester and natural fiber. But where a European might see actual social classes, we tend to see only winners and losers, which is why any serious talk of class always has the sting of that ancient zinger: If you're so smart, why ain't you rich...
...that it never turns into a single act. Even the minor characters are sharply written. Dottie's kids are fully her equals in its structure, always giving as good as they get. Erica's the silent, watchful one. Little Opal's the pert mistress of the wise-child zinger. In fact, the film's two best passages belong to them. When Erica takes as her first lover the squarest boy in school (that'll show Mom), their struggle with the logistics of lovemaking is a fresh, sweetly hilarious exploration of familiar territory. And the girls' search for their runaway...