Example: we've seen it all before in one form or another , but director hoffman , with great help from kevin kline , makes us care about this latest reincarnation of the world's greatest teacher .
Class: November


Example: a breezy , diverting , conventional , well-acted tale of two men locked in an ongoing game of cat-and-cat .
Class: November


Example: it wants to be thought of as a subversive little indie film , but it has all the qualities of a modern situation comedy .
Class: saussuritic


Example: sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit , yet it's geared toward an audience full of masters of both .
Class: saussuritic
Considreing the above, classify the following: mckay seems embarrassed by his own invention and tries to rush through the intermediary passages , apparently hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device he has put in service .