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But look closely at what Ebert says: To be reminded of the power of film as a medium is not quite the same as being moved by a particular film, and Bringing Out the Dead is, for all its hectic pacing and breakneck intensity, an oddly unmoving experience.
Compare the breakneck growth of the Web with that of any new medium of the past 150 years: the telegraph, the telephone, the motion picture, radio, television, cable TV, and the VCR.
On the other hand, a fill-in-the-blanks tax application doesn't require breakneck performance, so a Java version that can run on almost any computer might be desirable.
Most critics call it flat: "a homey compendium of feminist talking points laced with awkward satire" (Janet Maslin, the New York Times ). The film's breakneck speed, mostly showing Perez being pulled in six directions at once, is "a scream--not because it's funny, but because screaming is about all anyone does" (Jack Mathews, New York Newsday ). A few enjoy the high-decibel/high-speed film, such as the Village Voice 's Amy Taubin, who says it's "a tour de force of barely controlled hysteria that's as funny as it's insightful."
Some say the results are good: Sure, it's "Pulp Fiction Jr.," but "the intoxicating brashness of youth--and not graphic gore, language and violence--is what keeps Go moving" (Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today ). The highlights of the film are young actors Sarah Polley and Taye Diggs, as well as the breakneck pace of the three intertwining plot lines, each full of vigorous thrill-seeking youngsters.
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