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Faced with his sexual desire, he flogs himself, while in the meantime he's trying to convince the skeptical Hurons to convert.
Also the scene where he tries to convince the soldier that he takes back home that being gay is not 7aram and that its 7allal.
The bloatedly egotistical writer/director, who's way too in love with his Harvard degree, wasted a decent idea by creating one-dimensional characters and then casting with second-rate actors -- none of whom is a complex-enough/bright-enough person or skilled-enough actor to convince viewers that they're Harvard students or instructors -- who turned in one-dimensional performances.
It lacks any coherence and cannot really convince, even if you watch the film without too much attention (like I did).
It's obvious Universal wasn't confident A & C could carry a picture by themselves but nearly everything they do and say here is dynamite and the box office receipts helped convince the studio executives to charge future Bud & Lou endeavors at A, instead of B, rental rates.
Aw Jeez, everyone here in germany tries to convince me that this pile of awfulness is actually a funny German comedy.
The summary is well enough to convince people about the originality of the story.
Luke tries to convince his friends that the girls are aliens, planning to attack Earth, but nobody believes in him.
She hires a yacht owner (played by Robert Lansing) to take her potential investors to the proposed building site to see if she can convince them to invest their money in her project.
Most of us know nothing about the Armenian Revolt, which is why it is so easy for the Armenian Diaspora to convince people that their ancestors were the victims of genocide.
The horrible thing is that the director hasn't even tried to convince you as the main character suddenly learns geometry (ok) and teaches it to his barbarian mates (huh?) who immediately appreciate the essence of it all (they ate raw meat as they have just learned what fire is).
For example, when trying to convince a skeptical newcomer to join the team, Torrance says with a cheesy grin, "We work hard, we have fun, and we win national championships."
This time, Robin Hood (Daffy Duck) tries to convince Friar Tuck (Porky Pig) that he really is Robin Hood, but the circumstances keep working against him.
It's a smart film that includes all the beats of both modern independent romantic comedies and classic films, but it never tries to convince you that the world of Johnny Twennies is anything like the real world... in the 1920s or the 1990s.
If I were ever allowed to ask Jesus Franco one question it would be, how did you manage to convince well-known actors like Helbert Lom ("The Pink Panther"), Mercedes McCambridge ("Johnny Guitar"), Luciana Paluzzi ("Thunderball") and Maria Schell ("The Hanging Tree") to participate in this movie?
this kind of movie derived from comic books do not convince many people.
Between Luke and Kam the attempt to convince us they were the Edward and Paige from before felt so forced that I just kept asking myself all through the movie why did they change Julia Stilles, who had done such a great job.
The only film which I'd consider Unintentional Horror is this it because I may explain the plot is about Lies and deception -- it's all in the family when a man must convince his future in-laws that he's as uptight as they are.
I'm not trying to convince anyone who saw this that they viewed a bad film because nothing is more subjective than comedy and I do believe that there are some solid laughs found here but many of the subplots in this story are just so obvious and predictable.
Somehow, Cary playing another play boy who the women keep falling for cannot convince me of the stretch.
In the courts of ancient Greece it was asked, "Who Stands To Gain?" or "Who Profits?" Study the facts and see who really stood to gain from 9/11! WWW.INFOWARS.COM WWW.PRISONPLANET.COM The Government needed a crisis to convince the people to willingly give up their liberty in exchange for safety.
Outside of this film's seemingly devoted fanbase (not counting the IMDb user obsessed with Siouxsie Sioux who keeps creating new identities and entering positive "10 star reviews" in an effort to convince the casual visitor that "Supergirl" is a film loved by everybody), "Supergirl" seems to have been box-office Kryptonite.
And I saw something relentlessly ugly, like watching someone trying to convince you he needs treatment by slowly and progressively chopping off every part of his body.
In his Strasbourg speech, Macron set out a potent agenda: the EU must convince its citizens that it deserves their support, by engaging with them directly and offering a compelling narrative that emphasizes the Union’s unwavering commitment to liberal democracy.
The humiliating failure of French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Theresa May, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to convince Trump to remain in the JCPOA was predictable.
That is why Africa’s bloggers and online activists must work more closely with investors and shareholders of communications firms to convince them to stand up for democracy and human rights by resisting illiberal government directives.
Emerging studies on the risk-taking and asset-price inflation engendered by ultra-low policy rates will eventually convince Fed policymakers to change their stance.
If it can, then perhaps watching other countries suffer will help convince the local political elite to consent to adjustment.
He will also immediately have to convince a skeptical populace, already hurting, that more sacrifices are needed.
At the G-20 summit in early September, for example, US President Barack Obama struggled to convince ten states to sign a declaration on Syria that did not even mention the use of force.
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