The film, based on Ms. Dirie's memoir of the same title, is heartening both for Ms. Dirie's rise-and-overcome tale and for the reminder that a helping hand from a stranger can still occasionally be found in this unkind world.
I try countering with cliches -- you can't change the past; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger; everything happens for a reason; you're exactly where you're supposed to be; you did the best you could -- but they ring hollow, unable to overcome the alternative tales that I've convinced myself are the truth.
The lack of litter was just one of the logistical and cultural hurdles that Canet had to overcome to make the tale of sibling tensions in which two brothers — one a straight-arrow cop played by Billy Crudup, the other a charismatic criminal played by Clive Owen — find themselves on a collision course.
There was an apocryphal tale that, overcome by the emotion of the occasion, Bradman had a tear in his eyes as he played on, but it was firmly denied by the man himself, who also insisted he was not aware of how close he was to averaging 100.
"It's an exciting sports movie, an inspiring tale of prejudice overcome and, above all, a fascinating study of political leadership".
This excellent ensemble can't overcome the gaps in the tale or the weak, unnecessary epilogue.
The biographies of the Nobel laureates are often tales of adversity overcome and then visionary breakthroughs.
My Toughest Challenge SHINE presents true-life tales of obstacles overcome.
In Poe's story "The Tell-Tale Heart," the hero/villain, overcome by some combination of narcissism and insecurity, brays to the oblivious inspectors searching his home: "Villains!" I shrieked, "dissemble no more!
True, the tales of practical difficulties overcome are uplifting, but most of the people in the book appear to be self-regarding and self-indulgent, tediously complaining about their lives.
He just hopes his tale might inspire others to overcome hardship, whether it is in sports, at work or at home.
