The crowd-pleasing gimmick embedded in the film, along with a contemporary resonance that brings to mind "Closer," makes Mr. Allen's conflicted backstory and string of box office also-rans seem far less important.
The NBA All-Star Game may be the go-to place for crowd-pleasing gimmicks, but for tech companies in Silicon Valley it's also an opportunity to experiment with new technologies that may define the future of entertainment.
General managers and coaches almost universally deride the shootout as a fan-pleasing gimmick that has practically nothing to do with a team sport.
He was pleased with his gimmick.
Jennings's please-keep-reading gimmick is nothing so gooey as "will my girlfriend live or die"; he simply sprinkles each chapter with trivia questions (What was Barbie's full name? Whose signature is on the bat Wendy Torrance uses in "The Shining"?), with the answers at the chapter's end.
A simple gimmick; but, as "Please, Please, Please" progressed, the lead singer's initial passion only intensified, and it became clear that the reversal of foreground and background voices reflected a deliberate emotional attitude that brought a bold new energy and freedom to the spirit of black popular music.
Or calling him a showy, shallow optimist more concerned with gimmick and flash and pleasing local color than the actual hardship painted so tragically and yes, gorgeously in Slumdog Millionaire.
Perhaps I'm just falling for a gimmick, but I find something aesthetically pleasing about its modest exterior.
Far from being a showbiz gimmick, for me dressing as I please has signalled the end of a lifelong performance of straightforward masculinity.
He was pleased with the episode's unique format, calling it a "good gimmick" that made an otherwise "forgettable at best" episode had it been constructed in the typical fashion of The X-Files into a memorable one.
Please keep in mind however that this is a bit of a gimmick.
