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This film does not have the outstanding visuals that American Beauty or The Ice Storm offered and because it was made after those films, it cannot be marked as very original either: the music, though subtly brilliant, sounds very much like that of American Beauty.
The film comments both subtly and not so subtly on about a dozen issues of Western Landscape.
Hyper-strange acting, subtly nightmarish atmosphere.
And it does so very subtly.
The environment is subtly inauthentic, and the crew immediately begins to spot the inconsistencies.
This script hangs together by clichés, awfully written dialogs and plot situations that are not so subtly stolen from other (and more successful) horror classics.
The makings of the film don't understand that the George Romero zombie films only worked because he kept his politics subtly in the background of most of his films ("Land of the Dead" withstanding).
I did get a chuckle from reviewers who subtly claim that they cerebrate a little better than most by claiming they followed the plot without an inkling of confusion.
It deals so gently and subtly not only with Aids (which is only alluded) and gay life, but also with old age, dying and death.
All in all a very satisfying film not to everyone's taste by a long shot, I loved the ending, everyone brought together like a Greek Chorus, every part subtly nuanced and blending with the others, the camera pulling away down the hall, leaving the players talking.
You see the characters change ever so subtly, undr the influence of the rented villa in Italy, and love.
It starts subtly and then the things start rolling faster and faster until they culminate in the most insane outburst you can imagine!
It would be another decade before political activism would reappear in mainstream films, and then not so subtly.
You barely realise that it is happening, but it is done so subtly and seems perfectly natural.
But the absence of conventional dramatic tension counts for less than it might in a world so subtly drawn.
Set in the late 1920s, this totally charming comedy alludes to many other films, sometimes subtly and sometimes obviously.
"the Big Tall Wish" is a great tale of hopes and expectation wrapped subtly in the history of race.
Though subtly conveyed by Iglesia, Nestor's interest in Marcus extends beyond friendship.
To see how emotions are handled subtly.. now THAT was a treat.
Thanks to a bumpy ride in the back of the trailer, she learns of his past as a bank robber wanted for escaping from prison, and subtly blackmails him into training her on the art of robbing banks.
It is a scary picture, subtly humorous, and thought provoking.
As always, Anil Mehta does a fabulous job lensing the story -- his cinematography captures a wide range of urban landscapes that subtly adds depth and context to the story (and be on the lookout for an in-joke concerning his name in the film).
The make up used on Jeff Goldblum is brilliant and changes very subtly during Brundle's transformation from man to Brundlefly.
There is some fabulous photography and very lightly and subtly sketched character portrayals.
His is a world that whilst not outlandish (he goes to bars,works in an office,has mates) is subtly killing him.
Irene Dunne is amazing in a layered performance that is both subtly affecting and side-splittingly funny - sometimes within the same scene!
The storyline is made up of two subtly intertwining narrative layers that make the movie as a whole hard to grasp at the first look, but thoroughly convincing as an independent character study at last.
"A touch of Zen", the English title is perhaps the only thing about this film that isn't beautifully and subtly conceived...
The character's development was executed eloquently and, at times so subtly, I nearly missed some things.
These topics are subtly woven into the rich tapestry of the plot and I was left not only captivated and deeply moved, but it has also led me to reassess my outlook and attitude to life.
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