1.   A second, meatier trailer was put in theaters in June, including some dialogue scenes.

2.   But a few too many dialogue scenes, often between Pras and Velasquez, play flat and airless.

3.   He even uses a swerving helicopter to shoot a simple two-character dialogue scene.

4.   His style during this and other dialogue scenes seems stuck midway between restless cinema verite and the old studio approach of making the camerawork invisible.

5.   The script often seems to lose focus in side issues and protracted dialogue scenes.

6.   Watch the dialogue scenes between him and Colman, which feature fencing as skillful as any of the sword fights.