Monday, May 25, 2009

Missing details

Have you noticed that Roger Ebert often gets little details wrong? In his review of Summer Hours, he says "Jeremie has been offered a promotion in Hong Kong." No, in Beijing. In his review of Is Anyone There? he says "Edward likes living in Lark Hall because he's fascinated by ghosts, and he reasons that a home for the aged would be a good place to find some." No; Edward hates living there, and his obsession with death scares him more than delights him. In his review of A Life Less Ordinary he says "She misses, and a friend observes, 'He'll live, but he'll never practice orthodontics again.'" No, that was her father.

What's up with that?

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At 4:42 PM, May 29, 2009 Blogger Barry Leiba had this to say...

Getting old before his time, maybe?
Or just getting careless?

 

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