Life felt "a little too scripted, too predictable," she writes.
Cynicism makes an unpredictable world more predictable, Marcia Angell wrote in her book "Science on Trial" (W. W. Norton, 1996), and "offers the illusion of understanding".
" 'One Heart' builds in somber intensity, leading to insights and resolutions that move far beyond the predictable," Paula Friedman wrote here in 1999.
But close your eyes and wait for the scene to pass, because there are some dandy laughs later in this pleasant if predictable play, written by Kathleen Clark and directed by the Tony actressinning actress Judith Ivey.
In this week's Campaign Stops column, I took a break from commenting on the Republican primaries (I fear my take is growing a bit predictable) to write about President Obama's unexpected polling dip and the search for explanations: Everyone has a theory.
"Tim, it was an honest, predictable mistake", wrote the Lord of the Universe, "Tom, after all, was the Patriot".
"With business and the market now less predictable," Engels wrote, "we must restructure to preserve a healthy future for our company".
While some described it as predictable, others wrote that it appeared to be an attempt to recapture the sound of some of their previous release.
These matchless performances soar above the movie's predictable, agitprop writing and self-satisfied attitude.
The subjects are predictable, the writing uninspired and the solutions squarely inside the box.
