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The father's conversion at film's end is unrealistic and unbelievable, making for a contrived denouement.
There is nothing wrong with a ridiculous and far fetched plot that you can pass off as original, but the whole thing is just so contrived that the two stories just do not make sense at all.
It wasn't funny, the wide-eyed, likable characters had become cynical and jaded, and the stories were contrived (such as "Laurie's" character having another brother because Richard Dreyfuss didn't do the sequel and "Terry the Toad" and "Pharaoh Joe" somehow managing to serve together in Vietnam).
It's starting to feel a little contrived, and as though they are making up for being so vague for the first three series.
The other fault is the naming of the characters . . . the names Sita and Radha seem contrived deliberately to shock and outrage (imagine a film in America depicting a gay relationship between a man named "Jesus" and another named "Paul"!)
Although the writing was unpolished, as some of the dialog seemed drawn-out and contrived, the script did have shining moments.
We don't have flashy and contrived romance here, only two ordinary beings made wonderful by their friendship and unexpressed love for one another.
Sure, the plot is contrived and perhaps too predictable, but the actors are good, Rosalind Allen is very pleasant to the eye (and so is Candance McKenzie - God bless her for the shower scene!), the child actress is very good in interpreting the disturbed daughter and the Pinocchio puppet is scary enough to give you a few thrills down the spine.
The film has a completely new dramatic sub-plot for Harrison Ford which seems even more contrived than the double coincidence of the air crash.
In this case, the contrived plot about a spoiled rich girl who schemes to take her nieces away from the Greenwich Village 'bohemian' who is raising them, only to fall for him herself, is not promising.
While you could understand the boys wanting to keep a cute little dog (after all, it is snowy outside), why exactly they bring a goat home is just contrived and pointless.
There is some complexities going on here that don't rely on just the usual swagger, and it's note-worthy for how such a possibly contrived back story (didn't save Kennedy from being assassinated in 63) is made somewhat believable amidst the rest of his persona, which more than likely hides his wounds- most of the time.
Giardello's mayoral candidacy seems particularly contrived, and I felt his shooting could've been dealt with within the parameters of his regular position, as Leiutenant.
This is not a GREAT movie as tho the cast (especially the kids) admirably help to carry along this very sad yet contrived plot it is filled with cliché upon cliché.
The ending feels a bit rushed and contrived, which is the only thing that keeps me from giving this film my top rating, an 8.
The contrived assortment of characters and Linda Darnell's fancy dress and hat are wonderful dated touches that make Dakota Incident a cool western artifact from the mid-fifties.
There weren't any great explanations of what was going on, which can be really contrived, so a lot of the plot was left to your imagination rather like The Big Empty which was a film I also enjoyed.
Lots of comedy's seem to rely on the same old corny contrived situations, many leave you thinking " I know they ripped this off from some sitcom " .This film takes off on its own unique direction .
It shows how this hate was contrived and was groomed from generation to generation.
While some hit the nail on the head (The Rhea Perlman and Danny Devito bit in Season 5 is spine-snappingly hilarious), others are less successful, coming across as contrived.
But what was great was that there was humour, and it flowed naturally from the characters, it didn't appear contrived.
However, while this seems like bad and contrived writing, it is not....as this is all part of an elaborate ruse by the writer to have a group of actors in the home act out his plot.
What no one realizes, though, is that an escaped maniac is loose and he is about to enter this contrived little plot--making for some wonderful twists and turns.
Everything from the west will seem shallow, contrived, ridiculous, in comparison with the Russian movies.
I can think of a half dozen better endings off the top of my head that would have worked better for the writer's obvious goals and not been so contrived.
Although the story made be impossible to believe and much of the dialogue seems contrived, the one and only important thing to remember when contemplating watching this movie is that it contains some of the most amazing and disturbing imagery ever put on film.
:) Unlike modern sitcoms with utterly contrived plots, this show is still a breath of fresh air.
The script is told in a very contrived way and the film never comes across as believable.
And by this, I mean "good", not a Hollywood or Bollywood easy and contrived happy ending.
A bit contrived.
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