1.   However, she comes up short trying to infuse the movie with energy.

2.   Somewhat confusingly, its close-up shots of its undressed stars sliding down poles and teasing their ringside customers infuse the movie with a current of soft-core titillation.

3.   The rites of passage could often be predictable, but Tornatore infused his movie with enough lovely moments and graceful simplicity to render any logical objections irrelevant.

4.   Still, he infuses his movies with religious symbolism.