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In London, the Times ran a front-page eyewitness piece by Marie Colvin from inside the U.N. compound in Dili about the desperation of the East Timorese who know they are about to be abandoned.
Second, it shows a shrill desperation on the part of some reviewers.
Several critics carp that Mike Myers' horny '60s swinger is not as novel the second time around: "Most of the silliness has become pretty strenuous and some of the sweetness has settled into desperation" (Joe Morgenstern, the Wall Street Journal ). But despite their protestations, reviewers can't help recounting all their favorite jokes from the film, a habit that effectively dilutes their complaints.
What comes through repeatedly is not just grievance but also the pride, vulnerability, and sometimes desperation of people who see their lives and daily predicaments as having been shaped by a cataclysm that occurred more than 130 years ago.
1. Just because Morris was driven to do what he did by desperation, as he has admitted in interviews, doesn't mean it lacks legitimate precedent.