Such exchanges may lack the tang of classic screwball comedy, but they have more flavor than most comic movie dialogue nowadays . Ryan's lines sound custom written to suit her snippy, plastic pertness, while Jackman lends Leopold's haughty pronouncements enough good humor to keep his character from turning into an insufferable twit.
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The singles'Modern Romance'and'Blue Kiss'really should have been hits ( they're certainly better than most of Belinda Carlisle's solo work ), and the best of the album tracks trade the pertness of the Go-Go's for a slightly more mature, world-weary vibe ".
