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Owen: inanely, ineptly, antic, formulaic, disheartening, referendum, beatific


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Critics have not been impressed with You, Me and Dupree.

"It's inanely scripted, ineptly directed, [and] watchable only for [Owen Wilson's] occasional antic." - Orlando Sentinel

"The end product feels less funny than formulaic. Not to mention profoundly disheartening." - Chicago Tribune

"Think of [this] uncompromisingly mediocre movie…as a referendum on whether audiences are tiring of Owen Wilson's beatific stoner dude character as rapidly as I am." - New York Post

inanely - (adverb) foolishly

ineptly - (adverb) awkwardly; inefficiently; in an unsuitable mannerantic - (noun) a ludicrous act

formulaic - (adjective) used or repeated without thought

profoundly - (adverb) deeply; intensely

disheartening - (adjective) discouraging; depressing

uncompromisingly - (adverb) inflexibly; unyieldingly

mediocre - (adjective) ordinary; average

referendum - (noun) a vote of the people; the submission of a law to the vote of the people

beatific - (adjective) blissfully happy; blessed

Note: The second quote contains a fragment.

Tom: homage, retrospective, allude, exuberant, antic, commemorate, mandate


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A minor-league baseball team in California paid homage to Tom Cruise during one of its games. The tribute included a retrospective of the actor's career and a couch-jumping contest that alluded to his exuberant antics on Oprah. During one inning, no music was played and no players were announced; this hush commemorated the silent birth of his daughter, Suri, mandated by the Church of Scientology.

homage - (noun) a tribute

retrospective - (noun) a review of an artist's work

allude - (verb) to refer indirectly

exuberant - (adjective) enthusiastically unrestrained

antic - (noun) a playful or funny act meant to draw attention

commemorate - (verb) to bring to mind; to serve as a memorial

mandate - (verb) to order; to make mandatory

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