George Clooney's subtle acting and physical charisma lit up the screen in Up in the Air (Jason Reitman), a lightly thoughtful diversion about a corporate hired gun addicted to business-class life.
But some go further and cattily whisper that Mr. Millepied's charisma makes up for his shortcomings as a choreographer, and is the real reason for his numerous commissions.
Much the same was said about the steel mogul Andrew Carnegie, a small man with a gigantic presence and personal charisma backed up by unusual intelligence and drive.
It was old school Vegas-style Entertainment with a capital E: singing, dancing, and charisma wrapped up in a few sparkly Ralph & Russo outfits".
Despite the obvious danger, MacMillan's charisma ends up being a draw for sad-sack engineer Gordon Clark (Scoot McNairy), who has shelved his dreams of taking the personal computer in exciting new directions.
Andy Kellman from Allmusic complimented the material as being "the kind of age-appropriate content that would fill out a release from a younger Chris Brown or a junior version of Ne-Yo", adding that his charisma made up for lacking lyrical depth.
And he certainly has the charisma to pick up 007's Walther PPK and minimally mixed Martini.
He has the folksy charisma to perk up alumni and players alike and the ability to revive crestfallen teams.
A man who might have the charisma to whip up the masses, says Mr Lie, is ex-General Wiranto, another ex-chief of the armed forces, who has just formed a new party as his base for a shot at the presidency in 2009 (he was beaten by Mr Yudhoyono in 2004).
Violeta Urmana and Plácido Domingo sang Kundry and Parsifal much as they did at the Met two years ago, Urmana with a fiercely expressive high range, including a beautifully bloodcurdling high B, and Domingo with enough charisma to cover up patches of dry, short-winded tone.
