The dialogue works, and
its occasional humor shines, but the whole thing seems to lack a bit.
The occasional humor does nothing to relieve tension but, as in a Hitchcock picture, has a way of increasing it.
There's a nice balance of heavy drama and
occasional humor, and the score and cinematography are lovely.
There are some fine lines and there is a whole magazine of nice types; but
the occasional humor is dispersed and the people are embarrassed by just the slugging, unimaginative sort of direction that Capra became famous for avoiding.
Anyway, the writing (I assume from the source novel) gives the characters no depth and gives the audience little to identify with except
the occasional humor and the dreadfulness of being a wise - beyond - her - years English young woman who's sacrificing her happiness for her older sister's.
My first paid writing gig was reviewing back when I was in junior high — the Kansas City Star had a teen section and I did reviews on books, TV shows and films for several years there, as well as
the occasional humor column.
It is loaded with Knowledge surprises, hope, and
occasional humor, and renews our ongoing upward quest toward a brotherhood of brave new men and women sharing a great planet.
Her functional works provoke the viewer's way of interpretation of a different type of information, using the conceptual severity, the involvement of senses and
occasional humor.
She enjoys composing materials with personality and
occasional humor.