Picking Nits
The exposition drive, Szell’s Diamond District visit and disguise, farmhouse detour, Jaws marquee, and Hoffman’s running form
In the discussion (6)
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- Janeway telling Babe the entire Szell story during a circular drive is questioned, though defended as a confidence-building interrogation tactic.
- Szell personally visiting the Diamond District before retrieving the diamonds is questioned.
- Szell’s minimal disguise is criticized.
- The drive to the farmhouse is questioned again. — Bill Simmons
- A Jaws marquee visible behind Hoffman is said to break the Roy Scheider fiction. — Bill Simmons
- Hoffman’s running stride and marathon pacing are criticized as lurching and inefficient. — Bill Simmons