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Although Hawn, Russel and Lahti are effective together--playing, carousing, even arguing -- even their camaraderie does not escape the contrived manipulations of the film. Why does Kay finally decide to go out with Lucky after she's turned him down every week for the last month? Her awkward explanation. "You know I think you're really swell" is hardly a sufficient clue. Was her initial reluctance coy, or indicative of some inner moral turmoil...
...film is not only occasionally awkward but also contrived. When Andrew takes a silent walk away from his home, he comes upon a Muslim funeral. He weeps for the unknown person who is being buried, and is noticed by one of the mourners (who wouldn't, it's hard not to in his preppiered sweater), who invites Andrew back to his village for a feast. But Schatzberg doesn't develop a relationship between the two, so the man merely serves as a token. This is the funeral that Andrew never attended for his mother, and the tears shed...
...grief and most importantly his love for his older son, favoring his younger son who reminds him of his deceased wife. Hackman, like Thomas, seems actually to be mourning, and his lines are delivered with sincerity and credibility, but Schatzberg's interactions between father and son are frequently awkward despite Hackman's excellent performance...
...first part of Glemp's homily proved to be not only dull but strangely inappropriate. The Cardinal by chance had chosen an awkward time to go away. In the month that he was absent, the Catholic Church in Poland had suddenly faced its most extraordinary external and internal challenges since the end of martial law last July. Externally, the church once again confronted the government of Prime Minister Wojciech Jaruzelski, this time on the removal of crucifixes from state-run school-rooms.* Internally, the church was in considerable turmoil over Glemp's decision last month to silence, with...
...complete a course, an extracurricular activity or employment in which you are pleased with your achievement, you may want to request a general letter of recommendation from your professor, supervisor or employer. If you find it difficult or awkward to request letters', remember that anyone who teaches or supervises the work of young people expects to be asked to serve as a reference...