Case: by candidly detailing the politics involved in the creation of an extraordinary piece of music , [jones] calls our attention to the inherent conflict between commerce and creativity .
Classification: stagnant


Case: [davis] wants to cause his audience an epiphany , yet he refuses to give us real situations and characters .
Classification: thereaways


Case: an engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character .
Classification: stagnant


Case: a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .
Classification: thereaways


Case: a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation -- and the price that was paid for it .
Classification: stagnant


Case: this rather unfocused , all-over-the-map movie would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens . . . or if it were subtler . . . or if it had a sense of humor .
Classification: thereaways
Classify the following: the sum of all fears is almost impossible to follow -- and there's something cringe-inducing about seeing an american football stadium nuked as pop entertainment .