1.   And while Eastwood the director develops some very effective tension in the opening segment, he fritters it away as the plot turns ever more improbable.

2.   Aside from sending mixed signals to viewers, this plot turn was out-of-character and disappointing.

3.   But once David is on his own, and his mother has passed on, the movie starts rushing through its long list of plot turns and characters.

4.   Calamity hangs over the buddies at every plot turn.

5.   Contradictions and absurd plot turns abound.

6.   Especially since, when they do, it means the actors will start talking again in this Appalachian drama that sometimes goes for easy, politically correct plot turns.

7.   In one wildly improbable plot turn, someone is scalping tickets to a Tufts homecoming game.

8.   In the English version, many of the plot turns and actions had to be verbally explained.

9.   It would be almost impossible to play four regular-season games with more plot turns than these.

10.   Studios have long dabbled in CD-ROM programming, creating video games based on films and interactive movies, which allow viewers to choose among various plot turns and endings.