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Advantages: A riveting central performance from Wood and a deliciously spiky script Disadvantages: A trite ending
Spoilt rich kid Kimberly Joyce is the queen bee of her exclusive private school; head of all the best societies, star of the school play and ever so popular. She loves being the centre of attention and will do anything to maintain her spot in the limelight. Even if that means convincing her best friend Brittany and new girl Randa to wrongfully accuse one of their male teachers of sexual harassment. She figures that all the media attention will help ... ...the case ignites a media frenzy and Kimberly lies and manipulates herself to notoriety with a little help from a female reporter whose interest in the schoolgirl is more than professional.
With "Pretty Persuasion", director Marcos Siega has created a deliciously spiky black comedy in the vein of "Election" or "Cruel Intentions". He delights in his morally despicable central character that lives in an over-privileged world where celebrity is the ...
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Advantages: Superb acting (Stone, Pesci, de Niro); story, costumes, colour, camerawork; spectacular opening sequence. Disadvantages: Graphic, brutal violence, excessive voice-overs; competes with 'Scarface' for most use of the f-word.
...He runs the daily casino operations exceedingly well - which he does without a gambling license since he's had trouble with the law. He has to adopt a variety of job titles (entertainment, or food and beverage, manager) to avoid the license requirement. With no one really keeping tabs on the money flowing into the casinos, the Mob regularly skim off the top of their huge gambling profits and get pure cash unseen by the Internal Revenue Service. Each ... ...al. Enlightening and interesting Interviews with the same.
∑ Vegas and the Mob. A History Channel feature about the same.
∑ True Crime Authors: Casino with Nicholas Pileggi.
List Price (amazon.com): $22.98 List Price (amazon.co.uk): £5.97
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Advantages: Epic in scale; fantastic attention to detail; engaging and powerful; sensitive Disadvantages: Not long enough -- uneven and lacking in places; misses out on crucial character development
