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...begins, like all race riots seem to, with a rousing and ill-received “You people!”In a movie so ostensibly concerned with breaking down prejudices, it’s disturbing that so many characters have no identity outside their race. Almost every supporting character??s lines are interchangeable with those of any other member of his race. Dean Daniels and her reporter paramour break from this pattern, but only because the most incredulous lines are reserved for them alone. When asked why she would “even want to help these...
...apparent demotion to “housekeeper” so sedately, but in Boyle’s world, Wright pulls this line off not once, but twice.The figure of Wright provides the punctuation mark to a narrative that is told from almost every perspective except his own. The central character??s silence creates a whirling vacuum of misplaced, fervid emotion, as every other character struggles to ensnare Wright’s interest and attention. The foremost question of the book (what is Wright really thinking?) is never answered: instead we begin with the ruminations of Sato Tadashi...
...telling him a bedtime story about a man with OCD. British actress Blunt—best known for her role as the bitchy co-worker in “The Devil Wears Prada”—adds just the right amount of sensitivity to undercut her character??s sarcastic wit, which would grow tiresome in the hands of a lesser actress.The more subdued Rose is touching but less convincing. Even though she calls herself “a fucking loser,” her insecurities don’t always seem genuine. Her puppy dog eyes...
...reading Kathleen’s story, it really jumped out at me. I thought to myself, ‘Now that’s a story,’” said Menand. “The story has a great voice. She created a great character??this kid with a very moving voice.” Hale, who has been published in the Advocate before, said that she was completely surprised when she heard that she had won the prize because she never expects people to like her writing since “it?...
...forceful as that of Clay’s officious mother (Nancy E. Carroll). The standout performance, however, is given by Philana Mia as Kalina, the young Eastern European girlfriend of Clay’s obnoxious brother, Cash. Her warm presence onstage allows her to alternate effortlessly between her character??s comedic and serious moments. Kalina is tender and loving, if at times offensive (she makes one particularly awkward comment about exterminating the gypsies, like they did with the Jews). In spite of these moments of bigotry, Mia makes Kalina’s lines the most heartfelt ones...