81.   The film takes a dim view of the workings of the justice establishment, which puts the squeeze on him when he refuses to wire his mafia buddy.

82.   The film takes about a half-hour, during which a line becomes a circle.

83.   The film takes both characters to a middle ground, suggesting that it is possible to reconcile some pretty complicated issues.

84.   The film takes place in a single week, during which time a gang war breaks out.

85.   The unheralded film took off, and the actress was catapulted from unknown to overnight sensation.

86.   Then the film takes a campy Mr. Universe turn, as martial artists from various nations meet for heavily theatrical combat.

87.   Then the film takes a tragic turn, followed by increasingly lurid ones.

88.   There are a few other times when the film takes a similar hit-and-run approach to deeper issues.

89.   Then when the film does take shape, it does so wrongheadedly.

90.   These two lions, from whom the film takes its name, relentlessly attack workers building a trans-Africa railway line.