tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post794436025027376690..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: DefianceEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-88411387791625512672009-02-06T15:48:00.000-05:002009-02-06T15:48:00.000-05:00"The film's failure is most evident in its predict..."The film's failure is most evident in its predictability, its tendency to fit this highly unusual story into a readymade story structure."<BR/><BR/>Indeed, and I agree that's it's "plodding, ponderous, cliched, bland and painfully dull", all qualities you rightly ascribe to it. It's a shame how far Zwick has fallen, since his one near-great film, 1989's GLORY. (and not everyone agrees on that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com