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This essentially tradition rooted melodrama is given only a moderate budget, despite the presence of a goodly number of well-known players, including Steve Buscemi, Anthony Quinn, and Stanley Tucci, and was kept in the can for about a year before its rather desultory distribution and leaden marketing efforts on its behalf, more's the pity as its solid production characteristics are firmly complemented by Alexandre Rockwell's admirably controlled direction, a consistent virtue of his work, and on display in this film from its very opening scene, frames that form a montage behind the credits, featuring Perez at Skid Row's Fifth and Main Streets.
Rockwell has often demonstrated that he operates very closely indeed with his cast, and this holds true in this instance as he allows his actors to create their roles while any ad libbing is neatened nicely via the editing process, resulting in an artistic success for the director, despite negative comments from some mainstream evaluators.
The episode featured very little dialogue and despite that the good folks at the Emmy's decided it merited a nomination.
I think that despite the lack of dialogue the actors did a fantastic job on the episode.
Despite, or maybe because of, Rory's crippling disability (unable to move all but his head and a few digits on his hand), Rory is fiercely independent, and extremely rebellious.
The boys become good friends despite Erik's apprehensiveness at first.
Despite the long running time, Wilder manages to make it quite exciting and is able to sustain the drama even though the outcome is known.
It's rather hard to find, despite it being a Hitchcock classic.
The story is also beautifully made and photographed and is a joy to watch despite it's age.
Pixote gets into your nervous system and elevates you despite the pain on the screen.
The script is tight and keeps the film moving despite being filmed mostly in one room.
Despite the apparent structural similarity with The Simpsons - loud fat dad, housewifey mum, 3 children, a pet, typical suburban home, Family Guy is actually functionally and stylistically opposite to The Simpsons.
Despite all the hoopla about THE TROUBLE WITH TRIBBLES episode, THE BALANCE OF TERROR might just be the best episode of the series.
This was a good fun 80s slasher that's definitely worth your time despite what others say about it.
This show was NOT, despite what that goon in Essex thinks, the worst thing that ever aired on TV.
Despite this production having received a number of poor reviews, it actually holds up quite well for its age.
The jazz score is unforgettable, Kim Novak's likable despite a ludicrous accent, Eleanor Parker is annoying and waaaay too dramatic, the turtle-like Arnold Stang is amusing the first time but more embarrassing every time out, and Darren McGavin makes a wonderfully slimy drug dealer, the sets are unconvincing - at first glance it seems a peculiar mixed bag tossed together by the great Otto Preminger with an off-center charm.
Despite its low-budget, exploitation-style of movie-making, the STORY was very well done.
This adaptation of the book Nemesis is a huge improvement, it not only respects the book, despite a few liberties, but it pretty much rectifies the problems the ITV version had.
Despite the added character of Lionel coming across as rather irritating, more to do with how he was written than how he was acted, and one or two moments of sluggish pacing, this is solid as an adaptation of a decent book.
So, despite the silly "God Killing Himself," the uber-pretentiousness (an apt phrase taken from a previous letter), the more clearly "Alistair Crowley - Hi, I'm the Beast, deal with it!"
than Christian cosmology (I can't believe another viewer had the thick-headedness to see the Judeo-Christian Bible in this)... despite all of that... this is a daring, important work that most people should not see.
Nice to see here that others found it as hysterical as I had, and see it's lasting value despite the time gone by.
Despite their being rather formulaic, they still had excellent writing, acting and hold up well over time.
My friends and I rented this movie simply to satisfy a friend who was very bent on renting it despite having no idea what it was about.
It's very funny because of this thought, as is the ending where Keem beheads the bad guy despite the fact he is unarmed and has surrendered.
Despite the differences, Paul Eddington CBE's performance as minister turned prime minister almost overnight is helped by his senior adviser, Sir Humphrey, played by another knight, Sir Nigel Hawthorne, and veteran actor Derek Fowlds also returns to the scene as well.
Despite the pans of reviewers, I liked this movie.
Also, despite other reviews, I think this movie and the music was faithful to Anne Rice's portrayal and ethos, at least as I perceive it.
Able to hold on to sympathy as his desires take him over and interesting despite the endless close-ups and Mahler score playing above him Not one for a Friday night with your girlfriend but certainly OK if you want to explore the limits of human spiritual limitation.
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