1.   Cristofer and McKenna linger on this plot thread, with Michael and Sara each telling their versions of the story with the movie graphically depicting each side.

2.   Even so, the film grapples with far more characters, ideas and plot threads than it can comfortably handle.

3.   He is a master of weaving complex plot threads and drawing out an incredible cast of offbeat characters.

4.   He is still the master storyteller, weaving three or four plot threads into one bright yarn.

5.   The rudderless script follows this dull plot thread for a while, until it is time for an even less satisfying conclusion.

6.   The screenplay by Lee Batchler, Janet Scott Batchler and Akiva Goldsman is a convoluted affair with several plot threads.

7.   Then he discussed plans to improve the show, by quickening the pace and following four plot threads in an episode instead of three.

8.   Three plot threads run simultaneously.

9.   Two plot threads intersect to push Wade to the breaking point.

10.   With so much zest and spectacle, any tangled plot threads become as irrelevant as back-stories for thrill rides.