Editor? Editor?

[talktooloose]

Moronic review quote on the print ad for "Wind that Shakes the Barley":

"Cillian Murphy gives a simmering performance!"

What the fuck does that mean? Does he bring the performance to a boil early on and then turn down the heat? Does it make the flavour richer and prevent scorching on the bottom of the pot?

I can imagine it worked in the context of a larger review, but pulled out on its own and positioned like a self-explanatory declaration of excellence, it makes no sense.

Comments

[lux-apollo.livejournal.com]

That's not as moronic as the line that appeared in the Cord this week:

"Reflecting on the close-call that could have ended horribly wrong, she was very reflective."

Wouldn't you consider your Lance simmering in DoB10? ;-P

[quirkstreet.livejournal.com]

A watched plot never boils.

[talktooloose.livejournal.com]

hee hee hee hee

[briseur.livejournal.com]

You have won my undying admiration, sir.

[talktooloose.livejournal.com]

Now that I think about it, I would love to get the two of you together. I think you'd get on very well indeed. Pete, next time you're Burlington; Mikey, next time you're in Boston...

[talktooloose.livejournal.com]

He boils over in 11!

Hey, I wonder if the whole thing was a typo and his performance was actually "shimmering".

[lux-apollo.livejournal.com]

Perhaps. Ha ha ha.