Not exact matches
It's a simple - minded film, really, chock -
full of tiny
subplots among the dance - class members that are given only a passing glance before they're finally «resolved.»
However, the film is poorly written and is
full of unnecessary
subplots that don't go anywhere.
It expands a
subplot of Mary Shelley's original novel into a
full - on artificial romance.
Director Robert Benton's exploration
of romance is insultingly simplistic and yet painfully convoluted,
full of melodramatic non-revelations about the nature
of love and
subplots upon
subplots that stack up to a bunch
of love - and - lost hooey.
There's a murder mystery
subplot that doesn't quite mesh with the rest
of the film, but as a whole, the picture is
full of so many touching moments and contemplative images.
Here, he borrows heavily from both early Bruce Springsteen songs and «The Deer Hunter» — seriously, there's even a
subplot in which Russell hunts deer — creating a vivid sense
of place in this rusted town
full of broken people.
And,
of course, there's a
full line - up
of subplots: Lake Bell («In a World...») plays a medical student and JB's tenant.
In the interest
of padding the running time to nearly a
full two hours, Perry also adds a second woman - in - distress
subplot involving a mysterious new pharmacy assistant (Brandy Norwood) on the run from something — or someone — in her troubled past.
The fantastic nature
of the movie is only further amplified by a
subplot involving his son's (Ashton Holmes) reaction to Tom's unexpected spurts
of violence, but by the time the story comes
full circle, its authenticity remains intact.
The initial pitch is not the place to explain your protagonist's intricate backstory, six things that happened before the novel opens, or your favorite twisted
subplot involving a carp
full of angry bees.