Word: high tension
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...that he carried on in the same tradition of high comedy. However, as Sarah J. Schaffer recently wrote in Fifteen Minutes, it was the power of Cary Grant's female co-stars that gave him the opportunity to be debonair, dashing, and devastatingly witty. While Hugh Grant does his best to manipulate the high jinks and high verbiage of this movie, his performance does not come anywhere near the stature of those of Cary Grant because his Charles has no Hepburn like counterpart with whom to share repartee and amorous tension. Without these basic ingredients, all the spice and sprinkle...
Such overtures may help ease tension between the two countries, but the linchpin to a lasting peace is the Golan Heights. Israel may be ready to negotiate handing back the strategic high ground to Syria, but the Israelis say, the final handover would have to be a prize at the end of cementing a peace treaty and normal relations between Jerusalem and Damascus. In return, what Syria wants has to come from the U.S.: American troops to guarantee demilitarization of the Golan, and acceptance by the Western community of nations...
...note. The dynamic among the pursuers is sometimes poorly integrated with the rough and tumble adventures of Baynes and Philip. The thrill of the chase is lost when the pursuers' high-tech vehicle goes out of commssion somewhere in the middle of the film. Haynes is the superior runner, and the audience feels let down when the prospect of impending danger is relinquished so easily. The next point of tension is a dramatic one which makes a screeching contrast to the humor and road-side adventure which preceded...
Though the play maintains a tension between black humor and heartfelt sorrow, the production at times seems amateurish. This is due in part to the unfortunate attempt to create some form of a British accent, which makes Green Fingers resemble a well-acted high-school performance. And although the actors interact genuinely with each other, their movements on stage are often stiff, focusing on one repeated body movement to emphasize what the character is supposed to represent...
Wolf's plans for a compromise may ultimately help ease the tension between the desirability of hiring Cambridge residents and the high cost of living in the city...