Word: climaxing
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Separation's true climax comes early, with the children of everyone Paul took in denouncing the parents, as if their charity were a deliberate affront to the younger generation. Here Guare hilariously captures the irate solipsism of overprivileged adolescence. After that, though, he has nowhere to go, except toward liberal piety, which does not suit his rare comic gift. Still, two good acts are rare these days. It's probably ungrateful to expect more...
...Gelfand proved to have even more range in her movement in a pas de deux with her talented partner Paul Thrussell (dancing as the Cavalier). A small and subtle suspension of time prior to Thrussell's lifts of Gelfand increased the energy of the duet, resulting in a final climax to the performance...
...amble in real Texas time, to let destiny fall slowly on Butch. Costner, though pulling a superficial switch on the pensive heroes he usually plays, is at such ease before the camera that Butch is made both compelling and agreeable. This World isn't perfect: it zigzags toward its climax and dodders in pathos when it gets there. But it's a handsome calling card for two Hollywood artists in prime form -- one at the high noon of stardom, the other in the tumbleweed afternoon of a distinguished career...
...production, by Jon Jory, the artistic director of Actors Theatre of Louisville, needs polishing. Most scenes are cinematically brief, but the scene changes are long and noisy. Both acts end with poignant, diminuendo remarks that plainly do not strike audiences as a climax, so applause, although sustained, is painfully slow in coming. While Anne Pitoniak's Du is a tonic blend of folksy approachability and rigid religion, Julie Boyd's Keely seems far better educated and statelier than the beer-loving bar veteran and blue-collar knockabout sketched in the text...
...double-dared its audience to find sympathy in its dour or manic characters. In An Angel at My Table (1990), a three-part mini-series based on the biographies of Australian novelist Janet Frame, Campion located her elliptical, microcosmic style. But % this lovely film lost its way before its climax, and before it could find a wider audience...