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...film's source material, Crichton's own bestselling novel, had far more zip. Crichton conceived the book as a socially conscious thriller: he not only told the story of the robbery but also drew a savage, well-researched portrait of the economic inequities and moral hypocrisy of the mid-Victorian era. Unfortunately, he has not found a way to translate his Dickensian themes to film. Though his movie contains vivid re-creations (shot in Ireland) of London's stately mansions and grisly slums, Crichton photographs them as if he were a sightseer. His usual acerbic point...
Number six player Wendy Sonnabend also picked up an easy three-zip win. The only four-game matches of the day kept Nell Foreman and Courtney Stimpson steaming and sweating at numbers three and four, respectively...
Poised Eli quarterback Pat O'Brien guided the I-option running attack and explosive passing game downfield cooly, as the visitors marched decisively for 74 yards in 13 plays in a 7-zip lead. Even a 15-yard holding penalty failed to halt the Eli onslaught...
Less than 20 minutes into the game, Yale had a 14-zip lead and a chance to write a Harvard-humiliating chapter into the history of The Game...
...chains put new zip into a fusty trade...