Her language, like her drawings, is precise and uncluttered: in one of the book's liveliest sequences, 12-year-old Lucy and a friend wander through a little Mexican town, discovering treats like "sweet corn on a stick, with hot sauce and lime, which turned the corners of our mouths red".
In one particularly lively audio sequence, Pi's boat is infiltrated by a school of flying fish.
It's a feeble storyline and the film is only partially lifted by some lively action sequences and one or two Gravity-like scenes of the astronauts drifting in space.
The movie is loaded with lively dance sequences, and Mr. Hytner films them beautifully, especially the show-stopping finale, choreographed by Susan Stroman and spiritedly danced by Mr. Stiefel, Mr. Radetsky and the lovely Ms. Schull, who carries the movie with her energy and grace (A. O. Scott).
The movie is loaded with lively dance sequences, and Mr. Hytner films them beautifully, especially the showstopping finale, choreographed by Susan Stroman and spiritedly danced by Mr. Stiefel, Mr. Radetsky and the lovely Ms. Schull, who carries the movie with her energy and grace (A. O. Scott).
Mr. Matheson's lively 20-minute sequence of ear-catching timbres and evocative passages was bracketed by episodes of surging energy and buoyant fanfares.
Although one sequence had lively steps recalling folk dancing, most of the choreography was grim and heavy-footed.
Despite some lively passages, the whole sequence seems imposed -- perhaps, obscurely, to provide instructive parallels to Patrick's own evolution.
We have Eastwood to thank for making the match sequences lucid, lively, convincing and uplifting.
Although the action sequences are lively, they zip by too fast to build up much cliffhanging excitement.
