Sentences with phrase «buried message of the film»

The buried message of the film, perhaps, is that our political system resembles «American Idol.»

Not exact matches

The film drives home its cautionary message against childishness with an increasing immaturity — it's the equivalent of burying a toddler up to the neck for throwing a tantrum, and though it will predictably (and fairly) be compared against The Hitcher and Duel, the most telling stolen moment in Joy Ride is a cornfield intrigue that substitutes the evil crop duster from North by Northwest for a rumbling semi tractor - trailer that somehow locates its prey in the dead of night amongst concealing stalks.

The film's ultimate message is either too slight or too cryptic, buried as deeply beneath the narrative as it is, but that's easy to forgive, it being one heck of a narrative.