Example: in theory , a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising , but in practice it's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life .
Class: novelet


Example: oedekerk mugs mercilessly , and the genuinely funny jokes are few and far between .
Class: novelet


Example: if anything , the film is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans .
Class: solidarily


Example: the weird thing about the santa clause 2 , purportedly a children's movie , is that there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally .
Class: novelet


Example: shainberg weaves a carefully balanced scenario that is controlled by neither character , is weirdly sympathetic to both and manages to be tender and darkly comic .
Class: solidarily


Example: adaptation's success in engaging the audience in the travails of creating a screenplay is extraordinary .
Class: solidarily
Considreing the above, classify the following: an uncomfortable experience , but one as brave and challenging as you could possibly expect these days from american cinema .