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As always, critics applaud Sayles' heartfelt liberalism and choice of offbeat subjects, which make him the "most restlessly independent independent filmmaker" (Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly ). But most critics say he "doesn't have a filmmaker's instinct" (Amy Taubin, the Village Voice ). Except in Lone Star , they say, Sayles' dialogue is stilted and his cinematography drab.
An article chronicles the aborted return of offbeat television.
Critics say this murder-filled comedy-noir strains to be funny and off the wall but fails royally on both counts: It has an "offbeat eccentricity that feels like the comic equivalent of silicone implants" (Desson Howe, the Washington Post ). The ensemble cast includes Ellen DeGeneres, Patricia Arquette, and Don Johnson, and none performs well in critics' eyes.
Since I have been a nonsufferer with a truly dull name (not even marriage made a difference), I've become a collector of offbeat names, a genuine, green-eyed, envious Name Maniac.
"One is astonished to see something so bold, offbeat, and unsettling is on Broadway," says USA Today 's David Patrick Stearns.