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3) Whether to show if a persistent detective will solve a case just by asking the criminal the same stupid question over and over again till the criminal answers?
They are joined by the rest of Stan's family and some laughs are to be had from Arthur (Michael Robbins) and Olive's (Anna Karen) persistent chuntering, as well as the sheer oddness of Blakey, but the idea that young women would see anything desirable in brilliantined Stan (Reg Varney) or lecherous Jack (Bob Grant) is just risible.
Following some persistent persuasion from her friends, Xena agrees to take her father's spaceship for a ride.
Look for Haysbert as fellow player well before he became a persistent shill for Allstate.
Better still, the bizarre spirit world just reeks of spooky atmosphere (gotta love that persistent thick swirling fog!).
Just criticism points at its funereal pace, over-used snap zooms and persistent, lingering gazes between the protagonists.
Sound and light problems were persistent throughout the movie.
When the wife is left in a persistent vegetative state, the man must choose between pulling the plug and letting her live.
I waas impressed with Russell Crowe's talent in developing his relationship with Lillie, such a typical Aussie blend of softly softly approach, a bit self depreciating and very persistent.
In this delightful Ealing Studios comedy, Guinness is marvelous as the mild-mannered but persistent chemist.
In fact, she brushes just about everyone in Milyang off to begin with, but some of them are persistent in trying to invade her world, and the consequences are often hilarious.
"Men of honor" - true story about a proud and persistent black navy diver (fabulous Cuba Gooding Jr.) is definitely a great movie that both touches and entertains and it's part of the absolute cream of the new millennium cinema.
If you want to feel what it must have been like to dodge the persistent, amoral Nazis and their lack of compassion, then you will be enthralled by this movie.
His persistent friendliness and almost naturally perverted appearance are exactly what the character needed.
it also has some of the same delicacy and persistent poignancy...
It's low-budget dreck, that is certain--but through its persistent incoherence, it kept my attention, even though the one feeling I had when the credits started to roll was absolute indifference.
At least this one hews closer to his macabre sense of humor as it revolves around what to do with a persistent corpse, the body of Harry Worp.
NY Yankees have always been one of the best and most persistent team in any sport during the 20th Century and the present 21st one.
The only saving grace of the film is Umberto Smaila's persistent and minimal score.
In the meantime, Diana's dreams cause the violent deaths of some persistent journalists that are interested in her upcoming marriage with a local army-hero.
This movie made me laugh, partly because of the persistent clown theme and partly because it is so cheap!
There have been persistent rumors that Rosaleen's first husband, an intrepid explorer, is still alive and as such would nullify her marriage to Gordon.
Thus, despite the fact that film's story is depressing in the extreme, the persistent mood of the film is a satisfying mixture of melancholy, amusement, and cheerfulness.
He's persistent in his affections but Micol lives in an isolated world hidden behind the gates and her demeanor is very cold and malicious.
Suddenly her persistent admirers are starting to die in gruesome ways and she finds out that there is another candidate, a huge insect, beginning to eliminate the competition and imitating their look an their behaviour to impress the woman.
Her persistent dreams give away the film.
There's dumb-fun in watching this thing play out--if you're not too demanding--though one persistent question remains: why was the priest wearing fingernail polish?
Plus Ace goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark, and his investigation of the Miami Dolphins team simply woos everyone as the persistent search for the missing mascot continues with a clue that is linked to a missing AFC Championship Ring from 1984.
Such an unfair distribution of wealth based on economic exploitation, social injustice and political exclusion has caused silent but persistent resistance by Chinese peasants.
The extent of persistent unemployment, despite different labor-market structures and national institutions, suggests that theories that pinpoint one key failure should be taken with a grain of salt.
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