81.   But the movie also has its share of pointless scenes and is too generic to care much about.

82.   But the movie had a stunning plot shift last week, after a witness gave devastating surprise testimony against Volpe.

83.   But the movie had its roots in the Clarence Thomas hearings.

84.   But the movie has such an obsessional magic.

85.   But the movie still has energy.

86.   But whatever happens the movie would have a theater release.

87.   But then, the movie pretty much has the coming-of-age-with-a-transsexual-parent genre all to itself.

88.   By contrast, television series today must succeed quickly, in the same way that new movies must have strong opening weekends.

89.   But while the performers provide some pleasures, the movie has a contrived quality that it never really overcomes.

90.   Campier than the series, the movie has a kick of its own -- the idea of a Valley Girl using martial arts to subdue bloodsuckers.