| The convoluted plotlines and gimmicky narration distract needlessly from its premise of ecological change and accountability. |
| As I was tidying up the draft and compiling all my blocked plotlines for her, something unexpected happened. |
| The convolutions in the plotlines veer back and forth between intriguing and confusing. |
| Their books use hackneyed plotlines, stock characters, and omission of inconvenient facts. |
| In fact, considering the number of plotlines on the go, it's amazing that the film hangs together enough to give you an overall sense of theme. |
| Nothing happens for an hour and a half, it just meanders on and on, the storyline diverges into two equally blah-blah plotlines. |
