21.   The plot has numerous twists, turns and subplots, but the central story is one of downfall.

22.   The ostensible plot has as many twists and turns as the Los Angeles street from which the movie takes its name.

23.   The plot has a straightforward, noir sensibility at this point, but we tag along, thanks to the likability of the actors.

24.   The plot has huge holes and a narrator who tosses out occasional explanations is more annoying than enlightening.

25.   The story is fairly generic, but plot has as little to do with the pleasures of kung fu movies as story lines do in musicals.

26.   The thin plot has cops looking for ghosts in East L.A.

27.   The vacuous plot has more potholes than Washington has loopholes.

28.   Assuming that no one would watch an hour of people reading and discussing arcane legal issues, the plots will have to be a little spicier.

29.   The organic plots also had a much higher level of bacteria and fungi which help process soil nutrients and aid in their absorption by the roots of plants.