The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Disappearing Acts
TV Movie · Romance · Drama · 2000
A struggling construction worker and an aspiring musician find themselves falling in love.
Movie details
Disappearing Acts
“Real love. Real life.”
2000 TV Movie · Romance · Drama 1h 55m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
A struggling construction worker and an aspiring musician find themselves falling in love.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Disappearing Acts?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Written by
Lisa Jones
Sanaa Lathan
Zora Banks
Wesley Snipes
Franklin Swift
Michael Imperioli
Vinney
Laz Alonso
Moving Man
Clark Johnson
Jimmy
Regina Hall
Portia
Lisa Arrindell
Claudette
Court is in session
Put Disappearing Acts on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.