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Now the reviews of the exhibit are in, and although most critics defend the museum's right to exhibit what it wants, few defend the art : "Appallingly witless and stupid" (Hilton Kramer, the New York Observer ). Terry Teachout calls it "strictly adolescent stuff" that reveals that "British artists ...
Forgetting that the original Dolittle was also panned, critics pine for "the good old days of children's movies" (Rod Dreher, the New York Post ). They lament the remake's addition of "a witless barrage of off-color bathroom humor" (Kenneth Turan, the Los Angeles Times ) and its use of sophisticated computer graphics to make cute animals engage in sexual innuendo.
One of James' trademark innocents, Catherine is acted upon by three titanic forces: her father, Dr. Sloper (Albert Finney), whose express desire to protect a daughter he considers ugly and witless takes the form of ruthless repression; her aunt, (Maggie Smith), who wishes to weave out of her niece's life a breathlessly melodramatic romance; and Morris Townsend (Ben Chaplin), the playboy who has squandered a modest inheritance and now seeks salvation in the form of this unloved, unlovely, and affluent young woman.
Ellen 's coming out is hailed as the year's highlight, a "seminal moment" in television history (Howard Rosenberg, the Los Angeles Times ). Critics say the sitcom was witless and pointless until it focused on its main character's sexuality; "[e]ver since ...
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