Case: when the painted backdrops in a movie are more alive than its characters , you know you're in trouble .
Classification: triplocaulescent


Case: it inspires a continuing and deeply satisfying awareness of the best movies as monumental 'picture shows . '
Classification: pathophorous


Case: [soderbergh] tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience's intelligence , and he creates an overall sense of brusqueness .
Classification: triplocaulescent


Case: astonishing . . . [frames] profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment .
Classification: pathophorous
Classify the following: a movie that hovers somewhere between an acute character study and a trite power struggle .