1.   Curtis, on the other hand, brings sexy charm to an underimagined role as a corporate climber whose warmer animal instincts gradually emerge.

2.   Hawn manages to bring charm to poutiness, Kinski and Jenna Elfman are plusses, and Josh Hartnett and Tricia Vessey represent the younger generation more than adequately.

3.   San Francisco brings the charm of the cable cars.

4.   Sir Mix-a-Lot brings some charm to the table.

5.   The principals in the cast handled the new dialogue gamely, in English, and brought considerable charm to most of the arias, which are sung in German.

6.   Patrizia Pace brings charm to the role of Zerlina, but her voice tends to turn hard and metallic when it should be melting and warm.

7.   French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont, who brought continental charm to the romantic roles he played on stage and in film over seven decades, died Tuesday.

8.   Robert Duvall brings weary charm to his role as a cloning researcher.