I think you better reread, that is called "Damning with faint praise"

Posted by Duilawyer (A) on March 13, 2005 at 07:03:33

In Reply to: Re: Ebert disagrees with you: posted by rico on March 13, 2005 at 02:42:06:

This is not a critic's reccomendation:

Some other adornments, however, seem unlikely. Little Tommy is able to grab his sister's cell phone and move secretly throughout the house, using his secret knowledge of air ducts and obscure construction details. This development takes full advantage of the Air Duct Rule, which teaches us that all air ducts are large enough to crawl through, and lead directly to vantage points above crucial events in the action. Left unanswered is why the three hostage-takers aren't concerned that the kid is missing for long periods of time.

Some elements exist entirely for the convenience of the plot. For example, the Kevin Pollack character functions long enough to establish his role and importance, then is conveniently unconscious when not needed, then is on the brink of death when Willis desperately wants to revive him, then miraculously recovers and is able to act with admirable timing at a crucial moment. I would love to examine his medical charts during these transitions.

And saying Willis overacts less than others?

Funninest part was everyone in my den singing along with Bruce Willis when he is yelling into his cell phone to the poor little boy, who overacts horribly:

"Tommy, Can you hear me?"

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Topic - Hostage-worst movie ever? - Duilawyer 00:22:48 03/13/05 (18)

Worst than "Clash of the Titans" ? - dwill123 06:26:05 03/14/05 (1)

actually...'Clash' could have been good - NuWave 14:29:19 03/14/05 (0)

Forest Gump - NuWave 16:10:20 03/13/05 (4)

How dare you! - Victor Khomenko 19:51:37 03/13/05 (0)

Re: Forest Gump - RC 19:07:09 03/13/05 (1)

Re: Forest Gump - NuWave 06:07:13 03/14/05 (0)

Re: Forest Gump - Alex S 17:41:05 03/13/05 (0)

Worse than LOTR? - PdL 14:31:48 03/13/05 (6)

"Lord of the Rings:" - tinear 14:39:57 03/13/05 (5)

I'll give you that when talking about the LOTR the toilet bowl naturally comes to mind... don't know why. - Victor Khomenko 19:49:27 03/13/05 (4)

Re: Yes Tin is improving in later time....Must be the PinÃ´t...nt - patrickU 01:37:45 03/14/05 (3)

That's my reasoning....anyhow, it can't hurt :---))). nt - tinear 04:51:52 03/14/05 (2)

But it DOES hurt a lot - Victor Khomenko 06:14:42 03/14/05 (1)

Re: Now that he finally realised that the Pinot was " noir "... - patrickU 08:55:26 03/14/05 (0)

Big let down. Although, it gets 5 for opening titles and 4 for sheer grittiness. * - mr grits 09:48:59 03/13/05 (0)

Re: Ebert disagrees with you: - rico 02:42:06 03/13/05 (2)

I think you better reread, that is called "Damning with faint praise" - Duilawyer 07:03:33 03/13/05 (1)

Re: I think you better reread, that is called "Damning with faint praise" - eppis1@sbcglobal.net 11:32:49 03/13/05 (0)

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I think you better reread, that is called "Damning with faint praise" - Duilawyer 07:03:33 03/13/05 (1)

Re: I think you better reread, that is called "Damning with faint praise" - eppis1@sbcglobal.net 11:32:49 03/13/05 (0)

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