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I like lots of the older films, especially because of the
absence
of all the filthy language, and excessive violence, nudity and sex in most of today's films.
It welcomes back Lionel from a supposedly long absence, with the Luthorcorp plaza office in Metropolis.
Other than that, the movie shows the virtues of most of the others in the series: good acting, sometimes lyrical photography, the creation of a vivid, believable, and uniquely recognizable landscape (the
absence
of which is obvious in the occasional episode where the director just misses it), and a technical quality that of its nature disguises itself: the imaginatively varied use of limited sets so their limitations seem not to exist.
Interestingly enough with this movie, the
absence
of constant action or fighting leads to development of a great plot, this is one of the few kung fu films where you are really interested in the storyline and care about the outcome.
But the
absence
of conventional dramatic tension counts for less than it might in a world so subtly drawn.
Since Siskel's death and Ebert's
absence
the show has been left in the incapable hands of Richard Roeper.
In his absence, her despair is great: she spends most days at the train station, waiting for him to return.
The
absence
of violence and porno sex was refreshing.
A critically important component of virtually all successful cinema is suspense, a perception of uncertainty within the viewer as to what may ensue from the events occurring upon the screen, whichever genre, present even when we know an outcome (Apollo 13) if the work is done well; all of which is meant to point to a total
absence
of suspense in this weakly directed feature, which dully plods from scene to scene until its flat ending.
Indeed the film's success proves how low are current standards of undemanding movie audiences ... This is amateur filmmaking, badly scripted, poorly filmed (lots of socked closes &
absence
of tripods).
The near total
absence
of narration does not help this problem in the least.
I agree with the comments that this 1941 "sequel" to the 1937 classic is actually a better film despite the
absence
of Cary Grant.
In the first half of the film, most lines were spoken in flat monotone--the
absence
of inflection made the plot harder to follow.
There is a remarkable
absence
of polemic in this film which elevates it to something mythic...perhaps distills the subject matter to something we should face.
And the filming technique just wasn't interesting at all - the only "interesting" thing was the complete
absence
of any directorial narration, and that was the bad kind of interesting.
The plot device of having a person show up after an
absence
on a Pacific Island and after being declared dead, only to find their spouse married to another person served comically for Irene Dunne in MY FAVOURITE WIFE and Fred MacMurray in this trifle, adapted from a Somerset Maugham play.
This is a great movie for anyone who likes well-acted, tightly-written suspense and who can tolerate the
absence
of such tired action-movie clichés as exploding helicopters and pithy catchphrases.
Rather than proving an asset, its short running time (70 minutes) gives a careless, rushed air to the proceedings and ensures a total
absence
of the visual poetry which marked David Lean's definitive 1948 version.
Especially notable is Robin Williams
' absence.
It's a highly stylized tale of a young restaurant manager who decides to break away from her stultifying and humdrum existence after she inadvertently locks herself in a freezer overnight - only to discover, once she gets out, that her husband and their two carbon-copy young children have failed to notice her
absence.
In the
absence
of their mother, Cassandara has begun to shoulder some of the responsibility for her brother, precocious and emotionally catatonic father.
I loved the trailer for this movie because it looked interesting and funny.I really liked the 2 leads Nick Nolte and Trevor Morgan.They work really well together and I could easily see them working together in other movies.I liked the relationship they built.Ray was estranged from his own son for reasons we don't know and David looked to Ray as a father figure since his own dad couldn't be there for him because of a disability.It isn't uncommon for males to bond this way whether it be platonic or not.Throughout history older men have often had younger male companions.Unfortunately society nowadays has to put their ugly spin on it and make assumptions.Even in the movie David's younger friends ridiculed him about spending time with the older ump even though there was nothing happening except they were developing a friendship and Dave was like a son to Ray, and I think Dave looked up to Ray and respected him and later obviously really cared about him.The only problem with this movie I had was their relationship was over as quick as it began, and it seemed there was way too much more that had to be done and said.I agree with what another person said about why even mention Dave's mother since she wasn't even in the movie period.None of her
absence
made sense and wasn't explained well or explored at all.Also the 2 kids turned out remarkably well for having a disabled dad and being abandoned by their mother.I didn't find that believable.And then there was this whole back story about Ray's past that got thrown in and also not explored.If these missing characters were in the movie it would be easier to understand the characters better and understand how they ended up being so broken.I mean for Chris'sakes!
Gloria & Mike's
absence
is painfully obvious - Archie Bunker's Place story lines are manufactured, not natural, as with All in the Family.
A true story of a teenager who takes on the responsibility of raising her 3 brothers due to their drunken mother's
absence.
The total
absence
of action was fine with me, but people looking for thrills and chills will have to do with multiple butt shots of Clooney's posterior.
The
absence
of dialogue between the two principals (everything that needs saying being conveyed in whispers) was an interesting way to go and the look of the movie is (as usual, for this particular director) beautiful... but the surreal ending, which on the face of it seems to have no reason for being whatsoever, undermines much of what has come before.
So far, there is also the
absence
of the droll, overused idea that aliens planted things and are now watching us like some sort of big lab experiment.
James Duval is the main character, Dark ("As in
absence
of light" he points out) and he is a terrible actor.
"Soul Assassin" tries to cover up the
absence
of substance and bucks with hyperkinetics and effects; nice try but no cigar.
The lessons of the first film, which was actually rather good, seem to have been forgotten with great fight scenes, pumping music and a sense of humour curious only by their
absence.
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